Cincinnati, OH - During the mid-morning hours of Jan. 15, 2020, the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Rafael Johnston on an outstanding warrant from the Municipal Court of Hamilton County, Ohio for Felonious Assault.
On Dec. 28, 2019, Johnston was allegedly involved in an assault of a male victim within the Colerain, Ohio area; the victim was shot three times during the assault. Colerain Police Department investigators filed an arrest warrant for Johnston. The U.S. Marshals SOFAST in Cincinnati, OH, with assistance from the Colerain Police Department, developed information Johnston was in the 3300 block of North Bend Road in Cincinnati, OH. SOFAST quickly arrested Johnston without incident.
Johnston is currently in custody at the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
Cincinnati’s SOFAST is a U.S. Marshals Service-led task force consisting of local, state, and federal authorities including the Adult Parole Authority, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Butler County Probation Office, Cincinnati Police Department, Colerain Township Police Department, Department of Homeland Security/ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Golf Manor Police Department, Harrison Police Department, Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, Warren County Prosecutor’s Office, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Mount Orb Police Department.
U.S. Marshals are the nation’s primary fugitive hunting organization and capture more federal fugitives each year than all other law enforcement agencies combined.
