On the “15 Most Wanted” list of the U.S. Marshals Service is Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, a Nigerian man who is wanted for the terrible abuse and murder of his 3-month-old son in Providence, Rhode Island. When police arrived at Olawusi’s house on April 3, 2017, they found his baby son in critical condition and charged him with first-degree murder and multiple counts of serious bodily harm.
Even though the child was rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest and needed rapid resuscitation, they were badly hurt. They had broken ribs, clavicle, limbs, and their skull, which showed that they had been abused for a long time and badly. Sad to say, the child died six months later from the serious injuries.
The charges against Olawusi were changed to murder after the child died on October 31, 2017. In April 2017, Olawusi was first caught and charged with first-degree child abuse. He was freed the same day.
But the police quickly found out that he had left the United States. An probe showed that he left through New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in June 2017 with a Nigerian passport. Some people think that Olawusi may have gotten help from family in Nigeria, and they were worried that he might be a danger to other kids because he is violent.
Working with other police departments, the U.S. Marshals Service has now put Olawusi on its “15 Most Wanted” list of people who are wanted by the police.
People on this list are thought to be very dangerous and have been convicted of serious crimes like murder, sexual assault, organized crime, and big drug trafficking.
When you think about how cruel Olawusi was and how he is now avoiding justice after committing such a horrible crime, his case stands out. The government wants to get the public’s help in arresting him by giving a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to his capture.
People are interested in the case both because of how bad the crime was and because the U.S. Marshals Service has a history of catching dangerous criminals on the run. The “15 Most Wanted” program, which has been around since 1983, is meant to find dangerous criminals on the run who are likely to pose a major threat to public safety.
Since it began, the program has helped catch more than 250 criminals on the run, and the U.S. Marshals are still using a variety of research tools to find these people. Even though Olawusi got away, the Marshals are still working hard to bring him back to the U.S. so he can be put on trial.
A lot of people in Providence, where the crime happened, are still very upset about the child’s death and Olawusi’s following flight. Both local police and the office of the Rhode Island Attorney General are upset that Olawusi got away. They want him to be brought back to face justice for the sake of the child’s family and to stop him from hurting anyone else.
Officials have stressed how dangerous Olawusi is to the public because of the serious charges against him and his obvious desire to avoid being caught.
Olawusi, who goes by the name Olekun Olawusi, is said to be 5 feet 8 inches tall, weigh about 185 pounds, have brown eyes and black hair. Police are asking anyone who knows where he is to call the U.S. Marshals tip line or use their mobile app to give them information anonymously.
As part of their main job, the U.S. Marshals Service works closely with local, state, and federal police to find and capture dangerous criminals like Olawusi.
Just in fiscal year 2023, fugitive task teams led by the USMS were able to capture or arrest more than 73,000 criminals and clear up nearly 86,000 warrants. The government body is still determined to find people who are a serious threat to public safety and bring them to justice, no matter where they try to hide.
The ongoing search for Olawusi is a reminder of how hard it is to find and arrest people who run away from the law across national borders. It also shows how global crime is and how law enforcement can work together to find criminals.
Now that Olawusi is on the “15 Most Wanted” list, the U.S. Marshals Service is doing everything it can to bring him back to court to be tried for killing and abusing his child in a brutal way, which has left a permanent mark on his family and the community as a whole.
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