U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Armed Robbery Suspect

Jacksonville, FL – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force (FCRFTF), in coordination with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, on Feb. 14 located and arrested a man wanted on significant violent crimes. 

Alvin D. Gay Jr., 33, was wanted out of Duval County for armed robbery and armed burglary, and warrants were issued Feb. 14. Gay is also a suspect in a double shooting that occurred within the same time frame, in which one person died. Gay is alleged to have committed the crimes and fled the scene in a vehicle before law enforcement arrived. 

On the same day, FCRFTF and Jacksonville investigators located Gay near the 11000 block of Old St. Augustine Road, where he was taken into custody without incident. Gay was transported to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and booked on the warrants. After being booked on the two current charges, Gay was subsequently charged with murder, attempted murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and tampering with evidence. 

The USMS FCRFTF began operations in July 2008. The FCRFTF has partnership agreements with four federal and 86 state and local agencies that operate throughout Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FCRFTF has apprehended more than 67,000 fugitives since its inception and is always striving to make communities safer. 

Source: U.S. Marshals Service, usmarshals.gov