DETROIT – U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers arrested a Dayton, Ohio man who fled the Ambassador Bridge after being referred for a secondary inspection.

Subject taken into custody in Dayton, Ohio

On January 22, 2020 a 31 year old male U.S. Citizen, was stopped for an inspection at the Detroit Ambassador Bridge. After a CBP Officer referred him for a secondary inspection, he sped away at a high rate of speed; past the secondary inspection area, through the toll booths and onto a metro Detroit freeway.

An arrest warrant was obtained from a United States Magistrate Judge out of the Eastern District Court of Michigan. A warrant was obtained for not presenting his vehicle, and all persons on board, for inspection, to a Customs Officer (a violation of a Title 19, United States Code, Sections 1433(b)(2)(B) and 1436(C)).

On January 31, 2020, the wanted subject was taken into custody by the Dayton Ohio Police Department on separate local charges. During booking Dayton PD confirmed the warrant that was placed on the subject by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

CBP Officers from Detroit took custody of the subject in Dayton, Ohio on February 4, 2020 and escorted him to the United States District Court – Southern District of Ohio where he was ultimately turned over to the U.S. Marshals. If the subject is found guilty, he could face a fine, imprisonment or both.

“It is illegal to bypass an inspection at the border. Any attempt to do so will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Devin Chamberlain, CBP Area Port Director in Detroit.

Charges and allegations contained in criminal complaints are merely accusations. Defendants are presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty.