U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Rape Suspect in Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH – The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Jason W. Schomaker on June 18, 2015 on an outstanding warrant from the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Cincinnati, Ohio on an indictment charging him with two counts of Rape, Gross Sexual Imposition, Abduction and Robbery.

Schomaker, 36, was wanted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the warrant was assigned to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy; also assigned to the U.S. Marshals’ SOFAST. SOFAST located and arrested Schomaker on the listed charges in the area of the 6000 block of Roxbury Street in Cincinnati.

Schomaker is currently in custody in the Hamilton County Jail in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati’s SOFAST is a fugitive focused; U.S. Marshals Service led task force consisting of local, state, and federal authorities including the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Cincinnati Police Department, Colerain Township Police Department, Butler County Sheriff’s Office and the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office.

U.S. Marshals are the nation’s primary fugitive hunting organization and capture more fugitives each year than all other law enforcement agencies combined.