U.S. Marshals Arrest 117 Violent Felons Across Massachusetts Cities

The U.S. Marshals Service concluded 'Operation Spring Cleaning,' a 45-day initiative from March 31 to May 30 targeting violent fugitives across nine Massachusetts cities identified as high-crime areas. The operation resulted in the arrest of 117 fugitives facing charges including homicide, robbery, sex offenses, felonious assault, and drug and firearm violations. Authorities seized nine firearms, 544 rounds of ammunition, and 188 grams of narcotics during the coordinated effort involving federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Among those arrested was a member of the MS-13 gang, wanted for murder and carrying a loaded firearm without a license, who was apprehended in Pawtucket, Rhode Island after evading capture for nearly a year. Acting U.S. Marshal Matt Lawlor praised the operation as a demonstration of teamwork and reaffirmed the U.S. Marshals’ commitment to reducing violence by removing dangerous offenders from communities. The initiative supports the national 'Operation Take Back America' and leverages the Department of Justice's Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy to combat violent crime in targeted urban areas.