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Missouri fugitive located hiding in rural Iowa

Springfield, Mo. – U.S. Marshals arrested a fugitive in Zwingle, Iowa wanted on federal charges out of Springfield, Missouri. 

U.S. Marshals sought 39-year-old Untavious Davenport  from Chicago, Illinois on charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl. 

A federal grand jury in Springfield indicted Davenport in June 2020 after an extensive investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement  Administration (DEA). Following his indictment, the U.S. Marshals Service joined the hunt for Davenport.  

Deputy Marshals quickly learned Davenport fled Missouri for Chicago where he successfully eluded capture for several months. The Chicago Strike Force, a multi-agency organization under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), joined the  hunt for Davenport along with U.S. Marshals Service investigators in Chicago and Iowa.

In June 2021, Marshals tracked Davenport to a rural location near Zwingle, Iowa. On June 23rd, about 4:00 p.m. a combined team of Deputy U.S. Marshals from Missouri, Iowa and  Illiinois, along with the Dubuque Drug Task Force located and arrested Davenport without incident. Davenport remains in federal  custody pending extraditon to Missouri. 

“Davenport’s arrest resulted from the combined efforts of talented investigators across three states,” said Mark James, U.S. Marshal for  the Western District of Missouri, “Davenport will now face the justice he’s fled for so long.”  

The U.S. Marshals Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force—Springfield Division, partners with members of the Greene County Sheriff’s  Office, the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, the Springfield Police Department, and the Billings Police Department. The mission of U.S.  Marshals Service fugitive programs is to seek out and arrest fugitives charged with violent crimes, drug offenses, sex offenders, and other serious felonies. To accomplish this mission, the U.S. Marshals Service partners with local law enforcement agencies in 94  district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well as many foreign countries.  

Submit tips on fugitives directly and anonymously to the U.S. Marshals Service by downloading the USMS Tips app to your Apple or  Android device, or online at: 

https://www.usmarshals.gov/tips/index.html 

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