Sioux City, IA – A fugitive who fled after violating
conditions of his pre-trial release was arrested Friday by the Pacific
Northwest Violent Offender Task Force in Tacoma Washington.
Somsock Senlouangrat, age 45 was released Sep. 14, 2003, on
pre-trial release pending his trial after being arrested for conspiracy to
distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug
trafficking. Senlouangrat was being supervised by a United States Probation
Officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he resided until November of 2003 when
he stopped contacting his probation officer. A warrant was issued for Senlouangrat
in December of 2003; however there was no trace of Senlouangrat and very few
leads to follow.
Senlouangrat continued to go undetected until 2014 when
Deputy United States Marshal Brandon Johnson found a link to Senlouangrat in
the Tacoma Washington area, which eventually led to the arrest of Senlouangrat
last Friday.
“I cannot say enough about the outstanding and diligent
investigation conducted by Deputy Johnson in an effort to locate Senlouangrat;
it exemplifies the high standards set by Deputy United States Marshals” said
United States Marshal Kenneth Runde.
The Marshals Service assumes custody of individuals arrested
by all federal agencies and is responsible for the housing and transportation
of prisoners from the time they are brought into federal custody until they are
either acquitted or incarcerated.
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