US Marshals Operation North Star Grabs St. Louis Area Fugitives

The US Marshals just completed a massive operation that resulted in the arrest of over 3,400 violent fugitives and that included many in St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois.

The United States Justice Department just announced that US Marshals executed what they called Operation North Star in 10 American metro areas where they targeted the worst of the worst. The press release says they "arrested 3,421 violent fugitives, including 216 for homicide, 803 for assault and 482 for weapons offenses".

The feds utilized data from the National Crime Information Center and the FBI Uniform Crime Report and made St. Louis, Missouri extending into East St. Louis, Illinois as one of their 10 target areas.

"We first launched Operation North Star in 2022 to identify and apprehend the most dangerous fugitives and violent offenders," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "From May to September of this year, the U.S. Marshals Service worked with state and local law enforcement partners in 10 metropolitan areas to arrest more than 3,400 fugitives and violent offenders and seize large quantities of firearms and fentanyl. I am deeply grateful to every Deputy U.S. Marshal, Task Force Officer, investigator, and police officer who carried out these arrests, and who did so at great risk to themselves."

One of the arrests included a most wanted fugitive from St. Louis named Garron Stevenson who was apprehended on May 21, 2024. They say he was wanted for "unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree murder after opening fire at a street racing event, striking seven people and killing a 14-year-old". They allegedly found him with a AR-15 style rifle and a revolver.