A wanted man by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office has been captured. In a Facebook post, Sheriff Brian Siefker's office reported that Joe Vera III was apprehended at 1:40 a.m. Monday morning. The sheriff's office had posted over the weekend that Vera was wanted on warrants for aggravated burglary, strangulation, escape, and aggravated robbery. Vera also has a nationwide warrant through AAPA for parole violations.

August 29, 2024, Press Release from the Southern District of Ohio United States Marshals Service: Columbus, Ohio – The U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Jaquez Hoover this morning in Columbus. Jaquez Hoover was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police for two counts of Murder. Hoover was charged with Murder in Franklin County Municipal Court after an investigation by the Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit. Hoover allegedly shot and killed Desmond Taylor and Ceilin Richard Peakes Smith at a Columbus nightclub on June 14, 2024. After adopting the fugitive investigation, the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) located and safely arrested Hoover this morning in the 4000 block of Glengate Dr. in Columbus.

The U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies captured a fugitive sex offender Friday afternoon at a home in the 400 block of Cornell Drive. 38-year-old Quinntel Bagley is accused of kidnapping the same Grove City woman twice since June.

A Lima man with a warrant for crimes committed in 2022 was arrested in Las Vegas Wednesday night. Leroy "Knowledge" Page was arrested and taken into custody by FBI agents. Page is wanted for a home invasion that took place in October of 2022, where he forced entry into a residence on Fraunfelter Road. He proceeded to assault the homeowners, resulting in serious injuries. Page then forced the residents to drive him to another location, where he then fled. The case was presented to the Allen County grand jury in January of 2023.