Multi-Jurisdiction crime spree ended

FAYETTEVILLE, NC – The United States Marshals Service, Eastern District of North Carolina, announces the arrest of Gary Hendricks, age 41.  Hendricks was being sought for various crimes including Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Possession With Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana, Resisting Public Officer, Flee to Elude Arrest, Breaking & Entering, Reckless Driving to Endanger, Financial Card Theft, Possession of Stolen Goods, Financial Card Fraud, Identity Theft, Larceny of a Motor Vehicle, Injury to Personal Property, Failure to Return Rental Property, Obtaining Property by False Pretense, and a North Carolina State Probation Violation.  At approximately 6:00 am, Hendricks was arrested on the 700 block of East Main Street, Riverhead, NY by members of the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Riverhead Police Department. 

Gary Hendricks, a fugitive from justice since April 28, 2008, allegedly embarked on a crime spree spanning at least five counties including Johnston, Cumberland, Bladen, Columbus, and Davidson.  On February 8, 2010, law enforcement officers from the White Lake Police Department and Bladen County Sheriff’s Office attempted to arrest Hendricks on several outstanding felony warrants.  While attempting to affect this arrest, Hendricks allegedly assaulted both a deputy from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and a police officer with the White Lake Police Department with a vehicle.  Hendricks was able to escape.  As a result of this incident, Hendricks was charged with two counts of Assault With a Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill and Flee to Elude Arrest.  The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and the White Lake Police Department then requested the assistance of the United States Marshals E/NC Violent Fugitive Task Force.  United States Marshals Service personnel initiated a fugitive investigation which revealed that Hendricks fled North Carolina and was residing in New York.  The E/NC Violent Fugitive Task Force then requested the assistance of the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in the location and apprehension of Hendricks.  On March 11, 2010, at approximately 6:00 am, members of the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Riverhead Police Department successfully apprehended Hendricks on the 700 block of East Main Street, in Riverhead, NY.  Hendricks was taken into custody and transported to the Suffolk County Jail where he is awaiting extradition back to North Carolina.  

The United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Clyde Cook, Jr., stated, “I am very pleased that the close cooperation and shared intelligence between our District Task Force and the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force led to the capture of Gary Hendricks.  His arrest finally ends a dangerous multi-county crime wave in North Carolina.”  The United States Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force, Eastern District of North Carolina, is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals Service, Fayetteville Police Department, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Lumberton Police Department, and the North Carolina Division of Community Corrections.  The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent fugitives. Last year, U.S. Marshals task forces arrested more than 73,000 state and local fugitives.  Annually, the U.S. Marshals Service arrests more federal fugitives than all other federal agencies combined.