U.S. marshals are looking for a man who was on parole for manslaughter and weapons charges and who disappeared last summer after being arrested again.
Eddie Shade, 41, had been released from federal prison and was on parole when he was arrested in June 2007 on a charge of simple assault in Southeast Washington.
Shade failed to show up for his court appearance, and he has not been spotted since.
“We’ve been chasing him around for a year and believe he’s still in area,” said Matt Burke, supervisory inspector with the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force. “With his history of violence, he’s still a threat to the area as long as he’s out there.”
Shade has a criminal history dating back to the 1980s that includes PCP, armed robbery, assault, weapons and murder charges, authorities said.
Shade was charged with murder in 1991 but pleaded to voluntary manslaughter and other weapons charges, and was sentenced to seven to 15 years.
In that case, witnesses told police that Shade pulled a gun from his jacket and told the victim, “Don’t accuse my girl of taking nothing.”
Shade shot the man once and again after the man fell to the ground, arrest records said. The victim was described as “John Doe” in charging documents.
Shade is 5 feet 10 and 210 pounds. He has lived in Capital Heights and Suitland, and frequents areas on the 4100 block of Southern Avenue and the 3300 block of Stanton Road Southeast.
Anyone with information on Shade’s whereabouts can call the U.S. Marshals Service at 301-489-1717 or 800-336-0102. Authorities are offering a reward for information leading to his arrest.
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, Va. The unit has captured more than 19,000 fugitives since its creation in 2004.
