Manhunts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Ralph \u201cBucky\u201d Phillips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ralph \u201cBucky\u201d Phillips was placed on the U.S. Marshals Service Top 15 list in April 2006 after he escaped from Alden Correctional Facility in Erie County on April 2, 2006. Phillips was serving a 90-day sentence for a parole violation when he escaped by cutting a hole in the kitchen ceiling with a can opener.\u00a0 After his escape he committed numerous crimes including the shooting of 3 New York State Troopers, ultimately leading to the death of New York State Trooper Joseph Longobardo.\u00a0 Phillips was eventually captured on September 8, 2006 by Pennsylvania State Police in Warren County, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
\n- Michael Burham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The US Marshals Service assisted in the manhunt for prison escapee Michael Burham.\u00a0 Burham escaped from the Warren County Jail in Northern Pennsylvania on July 6, 2023. Burham was also a suspect in the murder investigation of 34-year-old Kala Hodgkin in Jamestown, New York.\u00a0 It is alleged that Burham committed multiple crimes in Warren County, Pennsylvania as he fled Jamestown, New York.\u00a0 He was captured in South Carolina and was being held on multiple charges when he escaped. A 9-day manhunt began involving many state, local and federal agencies.\u00a0 The US Marshals Service issued a $22,000.00 reward and Burham was ultimately apprehended in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Extradition:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- James Kopp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
James Charles Kopp was convicted in 2003 for the October 23, 1998 sniper-style murder of Barnett Slepian.\u00a0 Slepian was a physician from Amherst, NY who performed abortions. Kopp fired a single shot from a rifle from a nearby wooded area at Slepian as he stood in the kitchen of his home. Kopp then fled to Mexico under an assumed name, later to Ireland, and ultimately to Brittany, France.\u00a0 On March 29, 2001 Kopp was arrested by French law enforcement in the town of Dinan.\u00a0 The United States requested extradition which was completed by the U.S. Marshals Service.<\/p>\n
Protection:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Courthouse Protection \u2013 May 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The United States Marshals Service was responsible for the protection of the federal courthouses in the Western District of New York during the protests and demonstrations in May 2020.\u00a0 Protests and demonstrations were brought about after the death of George Floyd on May 26, 2020 in Minneapolis.\u00a0 Floyd, a 46 year old unarmed African American man, was murdered by City of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin during an arrest.\u00a0 The George Floyd Protest movement spread nationally as citizens demanded change in police brutality and racial injustices.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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