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US Marshals arrest man wanted out of New York for attempted murder

He faces a fugitive from justice charge and has an active arrest warrant out of New York for attempted murder.
Credit: New Haven Police

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man accused of attempted murder in New York has been arrested in New Haven as a fugitive from justice.

U.S. Marshals found Joshua Williams, 26, at a home on Melrose Drive on Tuesday and took him into custody, according to New Haven police.

He faces a fugitive from justice charge and has an active arrest warrant out of New York for attempted murder.

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Police searched the home and found firearms and drugs including:

  • Two handguns with extended magazines
  • An AK-47 assault rifle with an extended magazine
  • A bulletproof vest
  • 40 pounds of marijuana
  • 52 oxycodone pills

Williams was held on a $1 million bond and was arraigned in New Haven on Wednesday.

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