Thirteen members of the Southern District of West Virginia’s CUFFED Task Force have been awarded the Distinguished Group Award by the U.S. Marshals Service for their swift and professional actions in a high-stakes fugitive investigation, wvnews.com reports. The honor was presented at the 43rd Director’s Honorary Awards ceremony, recognizing their role in the capture of a murder suspect accused of murdering a Maryland Parole Agent in Montgomery County, MD.
On May 31, 2024, Emanuel Sewell, 55, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, was accused of ambushing and murdering Maryland Parole Agent Davis Geovanni Martinez during a home inspection in Montgomery County (Chevy Chase). Sewell, a convicted sex offender, immediately became the subject of a nationwide manhunt.
The very next day, on June 1, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force received a critical lead on Sewell’s location. The team quickly mobilized, using interviews, surveillance footage analysis, and tracking methods to pinpoint Sewell’s location to the Hurricane, West Virginia area…