U.S. Marshals are looking for a man who is wanted for violating his parole for a murder conviction. Ricardo “Ricky” Roberts, 53, was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1978 in the District of Columbia, and was sentenced to 30 years. He spent about 14 years in prison and was placed on parole.
But he has had several re-arrests for drug charges and violating his release conditions.
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Roberts has been homeless and is very transient, making it difficult for authorities to catch up with him, said Inspector Matt Burke of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
“We need to get Roberts back under the court’s supervision,” Burke said. “We’d like to have him come in before anything more serious happens.”
Roberts has lived in Temple Hills, on Colorado Avenue NW and in Southeast Washington. Roberts has a distinctive tattoo of a lion’s head on his arm. He is about 5-feet-10 and 165 pounds.
Any information regarding Robert’s whereabouts should be forwarded to the task force at 301-489-1717.
Federal authorities have credited readers of The Washington Examiner with the capture of 39 fugitives since 2008 — including convicted murderers, kidnappers, child sex offenders, rapists and scam artists. Last month, readers called in with information that led to the arrest of man wanted in a 1997 homicide and two gang members wanted in the slaying of a rival in Northwest Washington.
The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, run by the U.S. Marshals Service, is composed of 30 federal, state and local agencies from Baltimore to Norfolk. The unit has captured more than 33,000 wanted fugitives since its creation in 2004.
