U.S. Marshals Arrest Dangerous Fugitive

New Haven, CT - The U.S. Marshals, working with the Norwich Police Department, today arrested a man charged in two warrants with home invasion, assault in the second degree, kidnapping, assault in the first degree, and carrying a dangerous weapon, as well as a parole violation.

Ronnie Hinton, 52, was identified as a suspect in an Oct. 19, 2024, home invasion and assault on Broadway Street after a Norwich police investigation.

Norwich police interviewed Hinton, who was on parole supervision at the time and was on GPS ankle monitoring.  Twenty minutes after the interview Hinton is alleged to have cut off his GPS bracelet, and the Department of Corrections issued a warrant for his arrest.  

Norwich police responded Feb. 24 to Franklin Street on a report of an individual who had been attacked with a knife and received a laceration to his neck. The victim was transported to the hospital and stabilized.

After Norwich police identified Hinton as the assailant and another warrant was issued, the police requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force to locate and apprehend him.

The U.S. Marshals Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force and Norwich Police Department located and arrested Hinton at a residence in the 100 block of Roath Street in Norwich and transported him to the Norwich Police Department for booking.

Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals – Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force in 1999, these partnerships have resulted in over 11,046 arrests. The task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest violent fugitives and sexual predators. Membership agencies include Hartford, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Naugatuck and Waterbury Police Departments and Homeland Security Investigations. These arrests have ranged in seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation and parole violations and numerous other serious offenses. Nationally the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, eight regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.

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