A multi-agency law enforcement sweep spanning three weeks led to the arrest of 109 violent offenders and the seizure of three firearms across Maryland and Delaware, federal officials announced.
The operation took place from July 20 to August 5 as part of Summer Heat 2.0, an ongoing nationwide program led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down and apprehend wanted fugitives.
The FBI Baltimore Field Office led the regional effort, which included more than a dozen municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement authorities.
“These are meaningful results,” stated Jimmy Paul, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office. “This spike highlights the FBI’s ongoing dedication to public safety. Together with our partners, we targeted violent offenders who threatened our communities and took strong action to hold them accountable.”
The operation moved regionally week after week.
During the first week in Wilmington, Delaware, authorities arrested 49 people and confiscated one firearm. Suspects had outstanding warrants for robbery, rape, child abuse, sexual assault, strangling, illegal firearm possession, and child sexual exploitation.
The second week focused on Baltimore, Maryland, with 36 arrests and two guns. The charges in those cases included attempted murder, armed robbery, assault, forceful rape of a juvenile, child sexual assault, child maltreatment, and cyberstalking.
The third week concentrated on Anne Arundel County, Maryland, with 24 arrests. This wave of warrants included charges for assault, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, child desertion, reckless endangerment, illegal firearm possession, and robbery conspiracy.
Federal and local authorities noted numerous specific cases resulting from the surge:
On August 3, authorities in Annapolis, Maryland, arrested Darrio Smith on a second-degree assault warrant stemming from an alleged incident on school grounds.
On August 4, investigators in Brooklyn, Maryland, arrested John Moyer on charges of second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor, and fourth-degree sex offense for acts allegedly committed between December 15, 2025 and January 14, 2026.
On August 5, Markquail Harris of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was arrested on a New Castle City Police Department warrant for first-degree rape with a firearm. Authorities say Harris traveled to New Castle City, Delaware, to perpetrate the crime. He is currently being jailed at the Howard Young Correctional Institution on $615,000 cash bail.
Agency leaders throughout the region cited cross-jurisdictional cooperation as the driving force behind the sweep’s volume.
“Working collaboratively with our allied law enforcement partners significantly increases our collective impact and ultimately leads to a safer community,” said Acting Annapolis Police Chief Amy Miguez. Anne Arundel County Chief of Police Amal E. Awad shared the idea, stating that the sweep targeted “violent criminals and sexual predators from our neighborhoods.”
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates commented, “The results of this three-week surge demonstrate what is possible when law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels work together with a shared purpose.”
Delaware and Maryland prosecutors acknowledged that cases originating from the operation will move forward through state and federal courts.
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