Drug dealer stays one step ahead of authorities
By: Scott McCabe
Examiner Staff Writer
October 29, 2009
Authorities have been pursuing fugitive Vincent Knight for nearly two years and they're asking the public's assistance in bringing the chase to an end.
Thirty-eight-year-old Knight violated his parole on a cocaine distribution conviction. Police said he was charged with assault in 2007.
Knight has a criminal history dating back to 1991, authorities said. He has three prior felony warrants for cocaine distribution and one for assault.
Knight has a vast network of family and associates in the District and Maryland, and authorities said he has constantly remained one step ahead of investigators.
A confidential informant recently placed Knight in Hyattsville, the U.S. Marshals Service said. He is known to also hang out in different parts of the District and Silver Spring.
Knight is black and listed as being 5 feet 4 inches tall and 130 pounds with brown eyes. He has scars on his left arm, left shoulder, right shoulder and abdomen.
Anyone with information on Knight's whereabouts can call the U.S. Marshals Service at 301-489-1717 or 800-336-0102. The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, run by the U.S. Marshals Service, is composed of 28 federal, state and local agencies from Baltimore to Norfolk. The unit has captured more than 29,000 wanted fugitives since its creation in 2004.
