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The U.S. Marshal's office reporting a two-fer on this Tuesday. Among the fugitives corraled was a Garfield heights man wanted for attempted murder and rape, tracked down to a home on Prange Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls where 38-year old John Eskridge was found hiding in a bedroom. Northern Ohio Fugitive Task Force members also picked up 23-year old Damon Chapman; he was wanted in connection with a Cleveland gas station murder in April.

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(US Marshal) Yesterday afternoon and into the evening, members of the U.S. Marshal’s Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Damon Chapman, 23 and John Eskridge, 38. Chapman was wanted for homicide by the Cleveland Police Department and Eskridge was wanted by the Garfield Heights Police Department for aggravated assault, domestic violence, and gross sexual imposition. He is also wanted by the Adult Parole Authority for parole violations, with an underlying offense of attempted murder and rape. Eskridge has also failed to report his change of address with the
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department for his requirements to register as a sex offender causing a warrant to be issued for his arrest.

It is alleged that on April 9th, Chapman shot and killed a man walking out of a gas station in Cleveland’s Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood. Members of the task force gathered information that Chapman was staying at a home near the 2100 block of E. 85th St. in Cleveland. Task force officers made entry into the home and located Chapman hiding in the attic. Chapman was transported to the Cleveland Police Department.

Eskridge allegedly violently assaulted his girlfriend and two of her teenage children and attempted to sexually assault one as well. These crimes occurred on January 10th, 2017. Eskridge was featured as the Fugitive of the Week at the end of February and though several tips came in the task force was unable to locate Eskridge. After four months, hard work and perseverance paid off. Task force members discovered that Eskridge was staying at a residence around the 3400 block of Prange Ave. in Cuyahoga Falls.

Officers entered the home and found Eskridge hiding in an upstairs bedroom. Eskridge was transported to the Cuyahoga Co. Jail. U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott said, “We were two for two tonight. Anytime you take a murderer and a rapist off the street is a great night for law enforcement and a great night for the community."

The Medina man who topped the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force list is back behind bars -- after a brief taste of freedom. The U.S. Marshal's office reported Brooks Howard was taken into custody without incident at a home on Puritas Avenue in Cleveland, not far from MetroHealth Hospital where he'd been getting treatment for injuries after jumping off a third story building trying to evade police with a warrant.

Howards was wanted for bond violations on gross sexual imposition and importuning charges; he violated the terms of the bond after an arrest for domestic violence.

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(U.S. Marshals Office) Today at approximately 12:00pm the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Brooks Howard, 33. Howard was wanted by the Medina County Sheriff's Office for bond violations and by the Medina Police Department for obstruction of justice. 

Howard was out on bond for two counts of gross sexual imposition and one count of importuning, earlier in the month he violated the terms of his bond when he was arrested for domestic violence. On Saturday, when officers attempted to arrest Howard he jumped off of a third story building in an attempt to evade police. He was eventually apprehended and taken to the hospital due to injuries he sustained while fleeing. Sunday afternoon, Howard ran again in a further attempt to avoid the charges against him.

Both the Akron and Cleveland Divisions of the Fugitive Task Force worked tirelessly over the past two days trying to locate the fugitive. Howard was quickly featured as the Fugitive of the Week and his face was posted on the Lamar billboards across northeast Ohio. This morning, information was gathered that Howard was hiding in a home in Cleveland. Members of the task force made contact with Howard as he was attempting to hide in a home in the 13900 block of Puritas Ave. 

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott added, "Quick teamwork amongst the divisions of our task force quickly brought this dangerous predator back into custody."