‘Armed & dangerous’ Virginia fugitive arrested in Carriere. Here’s what police found
The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office captured a Virginia man wanted for allegedly shooting a man last July.
James Bearrie Hylton, 30, was arrested at a home on Laser Lane in Carriere on Tuesday morning.
According to a media release from the U.S. Marshals Service, Hylton was believed to be a gang member and considered to be a violent, armed and dangerous person. He was wanted in Virginia for malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.
Previously convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Hylton also was wanted by the U.S. Marshals for violating federal probation in North Carolina.
Hylton was taken into custody without incident, after being told to exit the Laser Lane residence. He provided false identification, but was arrested once his identity was confirmed.
Based on the .45 caliber firearm and 229 grams of methamphetamine found on the premises, additional charges are pending.
The arrest resulted from a joint investigation between the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force Gulfport and Hattiesburg offices, the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshals Middle District of Louisiana - New Orleans, the Middle District of North Carolina - Greensboro, and the Western District of Virginia - Roanoke.
“Without the assistance of everyone involved in the apprehension of Hylton, we wouldn’t have been able to take this violent fugitive off the streets as quickly or efficiently as we did,” said Senior Inspector Jeremy Stilwell. “When we put our resources together at the local, state and Federal levels, we are able to accomplish great things together.”
