Dayton, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive
Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), with assistance of the Dayton Police
Department, have arrested Gerald Pendergrass III. Pendergrass was wanted
by the Dayton Police Department for charges including unlawful sexual
conduct with a minor, importuning, and disseminating matter harmful to
juveniles. During the morning hours of March 24, 2022, law enforcement
was led to the intersection of Almond Ave and Greenleaf Drive in Dayton,
OH where Pendergrass was taken into custody without incident.
Pendergrass now awaits his court appearance for the above charges.
U.S. Marshals SOFAST is a multi-jurisdictional
task force comprised of the Dayton Police Department, Ohio State Highway
Patrol, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Springfield Police Department,
Greene County Prosecutor’s Office, Miami County Sheriff’s Office,
Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, Ohio Adult Parole Authority,
Perry Township Police Department, Springboro Police Department, United
States Secret Service, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, West Carrollton
Police Department, and the Xenia Police Department. The U.S. Marshals
Service is the nation’s primary fugitive hunting organization and
captures more federal fugitives each year than all other law enforcement
agencies combined.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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