January 28, 2002
Trenton,
NJ — A fugitive designated as one of Mercer County’s most wanted was
arrested without incident on Friday in Houston, Texas, as the result of an
extensive investigation by the Central Jersey Fugitive Task Force, Prosecutor
Daniel G. Giaquinto and U.S. Marshal Charles L. McNeal announced.
Carl
L. Smith III (DOB 9/30/67), AKA Darryll G. Smith, whose last known addresses are
Coventry Lane, Hopewell Township, Norman Court, Hamilton, and North Oraton
Parkway, East Orange, was arrested about noon on Friday at a residence in
Houston by U.S. Marshals and the Houston Police HIDTA Task Force (High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area).
Smith was wanted for an incident that occurred on November 30, 1999, in Lawrence Township when he allegedly forced his ex-girlfriend into his car, took her to Bronx, NY, and terrorized and assaulted her. She was eventually brought back to Lawrence Township and Smith turned himself in to police. Smith posted bail on January 6, 2000, and on April 17, 2000, a bench warrant was issued for violation of bail condition. The Central Jersey Fugitive Task Force began leading an investigation to locate Smith shortly thereafter. Through investigative efforts and the assistance of the Hopewell Township Police Department, the task force learned Smith’s whereabouts.
On
May 3, 2000, Smith was indicted by a Mercer County grand jury on counts of
first-degree kidnapping and carjacking as well as robbery, unlawful taking,
criminal restraint and terroristic threats.
Smith
is currently in custody in Houston pending extradition proceedings.
The
Central Jersey Fugitive Task Force targets violent and drug-related fugitives
wanted on state and federal warrants. It
is led by Mercer County Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto and U.S. Marshal Charles
L. McNeal and comprised of members of the Trenton District of the U.S. Marshals
Service and officers of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey
State Police, the New Jersey Department of Corrections, the Hamilton Township
Police Department and the Trenton Police Department.
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.