A man wanted for attempted murder in St. Johns County, Florida was arrested yesterday afternoon (July 22, 2021) on the west side of Sioux Falls.
26 year old Devontae Durden was wanted on charges of attempted second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by convicted felon and shooting into an occupied dwelling. Durden is accused of shooting another male in St. Augustine, FL, during the early morning hours of July 6, 2021.
Following the shooting, Durden fled to South Dakota. Durden’s time on the run ended when members of the US Marshals Service – Dakota Territory Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Durden at an apartment complex (in the 300 block of North Western Avenue). Durden was transported to the Minnehaha County Jail where he is awaiting his initial appearance and extradition proceedings to Florida.
The US Marshals Service fugitive task force in Sioux Falls consists of agents from the US Marshals Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Brandon Police Department, South Dakota Highway Patrol and Division of Criminal Investigation.
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