Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Acting U.S. Marshal Phil Cornelious, Western District of Pennsylvania, announces the arrest of fugitive Travis Burton, on March 15, 2023, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
Travis Burton is charged by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office with Criminal Homicide and Possession of a Firearm. These charges stem from a shooting incident which took place on January 14, 2023 in Johns Island South Carolina that resulted in the death of a 65-year-old man.
The U.S. Marshals Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force provided information that Burton may be in McKeesport, PA. Operating with that information the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force conducted an investigation to determine Burton’s exact location. Early on the morning of March 15, 2023, with the assistance of the McKeesport Police Department, Task Force members found Burton hiding in the basement of a residence in the 600 block of Romine Street, McKeesport, PA. Burton
was arrested and transported to the Allegheny County Jail where he was booked on outstanding felony homicide and firearm warrants from South Carolina. Burton is currently awaiting extradition back to South Carolina.
The arrest of this fugitive represents a culmination of extensive cooperative investigative efforts between, U.S. Marshals Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force, U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, and the McKeesport Police Department.
The Task Force objectives are to seek out and arrest fugitives charged with violent crimes, drug offenses, sex offenders and other serious felonies. Nationally the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.
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