You Can Run, but you can’t Hide
Spokane, Washington – Over the past two days, the United States Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force located and apprehended three fugitives with prior sex offense convictions.
David McCuistion – of Spokane Valley, Washington, was arrested for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. McCuistion was previously convicted of Attempted Indecent Liberties of Child and Rape in Third Degree.
William Shawl – of Riverside, Washington, was arrested on an outstanding federal Escape warrant. Shawl was previously convicted of Escape, Luring of a Minor Person with Developmental Disability, Abusive Sexual Contact with a Person Who is Less than 12 years old, and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Barry Collins – of Tonasket, Washington, was arrested for Escape from Community Custody and Failure to Comply with the Department of Corrections Conditions of Supervision. Collins is supervised for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Collins was previously convicted of Rape of a Child in the Third Degree, Attempting to Elude, Possession of Controlled Substances, Residential Burglary, Burglary in the Second Degree, and Theft of a Firearm.
The successful location and apprehension of these fugitives would not have been possible without the hard work and assistance of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Department of Corrections, the Omak Police Department, and the United States Border Patrol.
The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) is a U.S. Marshals-led partnership comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers from Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. The task force’s primary mission is to locate, arrest and return to the justice system the most violent and egregious federal and state fugitives. US Marshals arrest over 80,000 violent offenders annually.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102, or USMS Tips at www.usmarshals.gov/tips.
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This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "You Can Run, but you can’t Hide" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7