ICE, ATF capture fugitive in multinational manhunt wanted for 'brutal murder' in the Caribbean

A fugitive wanted successful transportation with a execution has been captured by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, aft escaping custody doubly successful the Caribbean.

On April 4, Orville Andrew Pernell, a 32-year-old Jamaican citizen, was apprehended by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives peculiar agents successful Savannah, Georgia, pursuing an extended probe and multinational manhunt.

ICE officials said Pernell is accused of committing a "brutal murder" successful St Lucia successful 2020 and had been a fugitive for respective years.

"After a agelong tally from justice, he's yet backmost successful custody and facing the consequences," HSI Atlanta wrote successful a station connected X, on with Pernell's image.

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Pernell escaped from custody successful St. Lucia during his execution proceedings and fled to Jamaica, officials said. Additionally, officials said Pernell was arrested successful Jamaica successful 2021 and escaped from custody determination arsenic well. 

U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered Pernell connected Dec. 7, 2022, adjacent San Ysidro, California, aft helium attempted to participate the United States utilizing a fake identity, authorities said. He was paroled into the state and fixed a announcement to appear.

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Orville Andrew Pernell, a 32-year-old Jamaican citizen, was apprehended by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives peculiar agents successful Savannah, Georgia pursuing an extended probe and multinational manhunt April 4. (X/@HSIAtlanta)

Pernell was arrested by the Clayton County Sheriff successful Clayton County, Georgia for the possession of a stolen motorcycle and attempting to evade apprehension successful July 2023. 

Police besides recovered a stolen 9mm handgun successful Pernell's possession during the arrest.

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Pernell was located by agents from aggregate agencies and arrested successful the Savannah area, wherever helium was taken into custody without incident. 

Officials said Pernell faces charges of being an alien successful possession of a weapon, and volition basal proceedings for execution aft helium is extradited backmost to St. Lucia.

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"We are committed to tracking down fugitives who airs a superior menace to nationalist safety, nary substance wherever they whitethorn effort to hide," said ICE HSI Special Agent successful Charge Atlanta Steven N. Schrank, who besides covers Georgia and Alabama.

"This cognition highlights our ongoing enactment to dismantle transgression networks and bring convulsive individuals to justice. We are thankful for our local, state, and planetary instrumentality enforcement partners who helped america unafraid this arrest."