U.S. Marshals are looking for a man accused of breaking into a Fairfax County home and raping and sodomizing a woman a quarter-century ago.
Glenn Anthony Mitchell, also known as Tony, was finally arrested in 2005, but he failed to show up for his trial later that year and has been on the run ever since.
“The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force would like to put an end to his years on the run and provide closure to a very serious Virginia cold case,” said Matt Burke, supervisory inspector with the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
The Fairfax County rape occurred in 1981. DNA evidence was collected at the scene, but no match was made. Fourteen years later, the evidence was resubmitted, and a match was made to Mitchell. He was arrested and the trial was set. Mitchell posted bond and failed to show up for the trial.
Mitchell, 61, has worked as a barber and may have cancer and require medical treatment, authorities said. He was described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds.
Mitchell had been living in Capitol Heights until he fled. He has family in Prince George’s County, and connections to the District of Columbia, Fairfax County and Delaware. His history includes arrests for alleged burglary, robbery, rape, assault, possession of cocaine and escape.
Anyone with information regarding Mitchell’s whereabouts is asked to call the U.S. Marshals Service at 800-336-0102 or 301-489-1717. Authorities are offering rewards for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Mitchell.
The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, run by the U.S. Marshals Service, comprises 28 federal, state and local agencies from Baltimore to Norfolk, Va. The unit has captured 17,000 wanted fugitives since its creation in 2004.
