Harrisburgh, PA - Today, United States Marshal Martin J.
Pane announced the return to the United States of Johann Ramirez-Herrera, a
31-year-old man formerly of York, Pennsylvania charged with the 2011 homicide
of his infant son.
On October 7, 2011, the York City Police Department charged
Ramirez-Herrera with criminal homicide after his 11-month-old son died from
numerous injuries consistent with being beaten and strangled six days earlier.
Travel records revealed that Ramirez-Herrera fled the United States to his
native Dominican Republic on the same day his child died. Upon learning this,
the York City Police Department requested the U.S. Marshals Service to assist
in locating him.
The U.S. Marshals and York City Police detectives pursued
leads for more than three years. Their diligence paid off when they discovered
Ramirez-Herrera was spotted in the Dominican town of El Seibo.
On March 6, 2015, Dominican Republic authorities arrested
him in El Seibo pursuant to an extradition request submitted by the United
States. On February 20th, Ramirez-Herrera was extradited to the United States.
“This arrest is a direct result of cooperation between U.S.
and Dominican law enforcement authorities, to include the U.S. Marshals
Service’s International Branch,” said U.S. Marshal Pane. “Additionally, the
persistence of the personnel assigned to the Marshals Service Fugitive Task
Force in the Middle District of Pennsylvania working together with our partners
in in the York City Police Department and the York County District Attorney’s
Office ensured this man was brought to justice.”
The U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in the Middle
District of Pennsylvania is comprised of 22 state, county and local police
agencies, including the York City Police Department and the York County
District Attorney’s Office.
Significant assistance was also provided by the Department
of Justice’s Office of International Affairs and Dominican law enforcement
authorities.
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