Man sought in LA murder surrenders after marshals talk him out of Pascagoula house
A man wanted in a Los Angeles murder case surrendered to federal marshals after about a three-hour standoff at a Pascagoula home.
Several people were taken out of the house before 33-year-old Raymond Preston of Los Angeles agreed to walk out of the home, said Mike Quarles, deputy commander of the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Preston had barricaded himself in a home on Brazil Street about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2.
“We called in Jackson County SWAT and we communicated with him through loud speakers,” Quarles said.
“We continued talking to him and he just came out and surrendered peacefully.”
Quarles said Preston will be held at the Jackson County Jail and be extradited to Los Angeles.
Federal marshals in Pascagoula had called in help from additional marshals in Mobile, Alabama.
“We were able to get several people, at least two, probably three, out of the house,” Quarles said.
“He was in the house alone when he gave up.”
It’s unclear why Preston was in Pascagoula or whether he has ties to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Robin Fitzgerald, 228-896-2307, @robincrimenews; Kate Magandy, 228-896-2344 or @kmagandy
This story was originally published August 2, 2018 at 2:33 PM.