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Smith County Fugitive Arrested after 13 Years

Posted/updated on: May 18, 2015 at 10:57 am
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SheriffatEventSMITH COUNTY — U.S. Marshals in Spokane, Washington arrested Robert Dean Reese, 54, a Smith County fugitive that has been on the run for thirteen years. According to KETK, since 2002, Reese has been wanted by the Smith County Sheriff’s Office for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, bond forfeiture, and several Indecency With a Child Warrants. On April 20, the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force (JETF) in Tyler received a tip that Reese was in Tacoma, Washington. The tip was initiated through the John Walsh show “The Hunt.” After verifying the information, a request for assistance was sent to the USMS in Tacoma, Washington.

May 15th, Deputy Marshals from Spokane, WA arrested Reese without an incident as he was sitting on the back porch of a residence. Reese quickly admitted he was the fugitive wanted out of Smith County, Texas. This case was worked by the Tyler, Tacoma and Spokane USMS and Smith County Sheriff’s Office. The USMS JETF Agencies that participated in arresting Robert Reese include the Tyler Police Department, Smith County Sheriff’s Department, and the Tyler USMS.



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