Man wanted for attempted homicide in Minnesota arrested in Pittsburgh

A man wanted for attempted homicide in Minnesota was arrested in Pittsburgh Wednesday.

Theodore Jaymes is charged with second degree attempted murder for shooting a woman in the leg multiple times on the Light Rail Train in St. Paul.

The U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force received a request from the U.S. Marshals Office in St. Paul Minnesota and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office asking for assistance in locating and apprehending Jaymes, officials said. Through their investigation, the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force learned that Jaymes may be staying in East Liberty.

Jaymes was taken into custody in the 5400 block of Baywood Street without incident, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

The arrest of this fugitive is the result of the cooperative investigative efforts between U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, the Allegheny County Police Department, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, the Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Office, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.

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