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APPREHENDED: Riding Shotgun with U.S. Marshals in the Mid-90s
The 1980s and 1990s were progressively formative years for America's oldest federal law enforcement agency. When I had the privilege to serve as a deputy U.S. marshal criminal investigator beginning in 1990, I received occasional reminders of the agency's legacy when, after shouting "U.S. Marshals" through someone's front door, the occupant would peek out, survey the surrounding area, and say, "Where's your horse?" Technology certainly began to have an impact on the investigative process in the early 90s. Thankfully at the time, every person with a cell phone didn't double as a videographer! Social media hadn't become a part of my vocabulary. The internet didn't have a life of its own. A lot of people were leaving digital footprints and didn't know it yet. Law enforcement in general worked diligently to figure out how to track those footprints in the emerging frontier of cyberspace. The criminal enterprise worked just as hard to delete, hide, or otherwise conceal those footprints. The internet resembled the electronic version of the wild, wild west and initially served more as a reference tool or virtual library as opposed to an integral part of many of our daily lives like it is today.
The stories of Harry Anthony Hantman and Ronald Ali Jennings-Bey, although originating decades apart and under very dissimilar circumstances, had several remarkable similarities. They both originated in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas. Their original crimes occurred within the District of Columbia. They both committed at least one murder. Both stories involved "escapes." Although, Hantman's bench warrant stated, "Unauthorized Leave from St. Elizabeth's Hospital" instead of escape. They both involved the use of alias identities. They both had a connection to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Both investigations included references to "freeman" or "freemen." They were both U.S. Marshals Service Top 15 cases. They both managed to elude authorities for an extended time. By the end of the stories, you will read about at least one more similarity.
Ride along as deputy U.S. marshal criminal investigators assisted by federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement work to locate and arrest these dangerous, serial offenders from coast to coast.
The stories of Harry Anthony Hantman and Ronald Ali Jennings-Bey, although originating decades apart and under very dissimilar circumstances, had several remarkable similarities. They both originated in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas. Their original crimes occurred within the District of Columbia. They both committed at least one murder. Both stories involved "escapes." Although, Hantman's bench warrant stated, "Unauthorized Leave from St. Elizabeth's Hospital" instead of escape. They both involved the use of alias identities. They both had a connection to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Both investigations included references to "freeman" or "freemen." They were both U.S. Marshals Service Top 15 cases. They both managed to elude authorities for an extended time. By the end of the stories, you will read about at least one more similarity.
Ride along as deputy U.S. marshal criminal investigators assisted by federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement work to locate and arrest these dangerous, serial offenders from coast to coast.
230 pages, Paperback
Published September 27, 2022
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