The U.S. Marshals Service Mountain State Fugitive Task Force is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a fugitive suspected sex offender wanted by authorities in Virginia.
Michael Haymond, 57, has four outstanding warrants held by the Front Royal, Virginia, Police Department.
Haymond is charged with multiple counts of rape of a child less than 13 years of age and two counts of sodomy of a child.
The Front Royal Police Department charged Haymond upon completion of their investigation.
Haymond is suspected to have a history of sexually assaulting children.
The U.S. Marshals are assisting the Front Royal police in locating and arresting Haymond.
During the course of the investigation officers learned Haymond was driving a black Saturn Vue.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 20 the vehicle was found in the Clifford Hollow Scenic Overlook parking lot near the 111 mile marker of Route 48 in Hardy County, West Virginia, just outside of Moorefield.
Haymond was not located in the area.
Haymond has family and associates in Hampshire County, West Virginia, and ties to Warren and Frederick counties in Virginia.
There is a reward for information that leads to Haymond’s arrest.
If you have any information about Haymond or his possible location you are encouraged to contact the U.S. Marshals Service Mountain State Fugitive Task Force at (304) 267-7179.
If you know his whereabouts – Send us a Tip at: tips@fugitive.com or
For an immediate sighting, please dial 9-1-1
- Name: Michael Haymond
- AKA: Mike
- DOB: May 11, 1960
- Height: 5’ 9”
- Weight: 165
- Eyes: Brown
- Hair: Brown
- Charge: Rape of Child
- Scars/ Marks/Tattoos: Unknown
Nationally the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 7 regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.
The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s primary fugitive hunting organization and captures more federal fugitives each year than all other law enforcement agencies combined.
Annually, U.S. Marshals arrest more than 50 percent of all federal fugitives and serve more federal warrants than all other federal agencies combined.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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