US Marshal: Escaped inmate arrested in Kentucky – Cincinnati WLWT Cincinnati
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AninmatewhohadbeenontherunsinceJanuarywasarrestedinCovingtonThursday.TheU.S.MarshalsSouthernOhioFugitiveApprehensionStrikeTeam(SOFAST)andU.S.MarshalsCentralKentuckyFugitiveTaskForceannouncedtheyhavearrestedTyleeThompson.ThompsonhadbeenwantedbytheHendersonCountySheriff’sOfficesinceJan.26,whenheescapedfromajailfacilityafterassaultingacorrectionalofficer.Thompsonwasarrestedforescapeandassaultonalawenforcementofficer.HealsohadanactivearrestwarrantfromtheHamiltonCountyCommonPleasCourtforfeloniousassault,herointrafficking,heroinpossessionandaggravatedtraffickingindrugs.AuthoritiesinKentuckyhadconsideredhimarmedanddangerousandcalledintheSOFASTunit.Theinvestigationledtheunittothe1400blockofScottStreetinCovingtonwhereThompsonwastakenintocustodybybothU.SMarshalsTaskForcesafterbeinglocatedinsideacrawlspace.HeisbeingheldattheKentonCountyJailwhileawaitingextraditionbacktoHendersonCounty.“TheUnitedStatesMarshalsSe