Marshals to give at-large drug dealer who operated in D.C. area their ‘full attention’

A drug dealer who operated in Maryland and the District has fallen off authorities’ radar and U.S. marshals are asking for the public’s help to find him.

Donald Conrad Holbrook is wanted for violating his probation on cocaine distribution charges in Montgomery County. Conrad last visited his probation officer nearly a year ago hasn’t been seen since.

The 30-year-old has a history of theft, trespassing and drug charges in D.C. and in Maryland, police said.

“He’s just another one of the guys that sort of gets lost at the border of Maryland and D.C., where he’s going back and forth and may not come in the specific focus of a drug unit,” said Matthew Burke, supervisory inspector with the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force. “We want to give him our full attention.”

Holbrook has been seen in the areas of the Sursum Corda housing project and L Street, both in Northwest Washington. He has family and associates living in those areas and it’s possible that Holbrook may be staying at an address, unknown to police, near New York Avenue and North Capitol Street, police said.

Burke said he believes Holbrook is bouncing from home to home.

Holbrook is 5 foot 4 and weighs 148 pounds. He has a tattoo on his stomach and a small scar near his left eye.

Anyone with information on Holbrook’s whereabouts can call the U.S. Marshals Service at 301-489-1717 or 800-336-0102. Law enforcement authorities are offering a reward for information leading to Holbrook’s arrest.

Last week, a fugitive profiled in The Examiner was captured by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in St. Mary’s County. Wendell Riley, 23, was wanted on charges of orchestrating a botched kidnapping of a recording artist in Ohio. Riley was wearing makeup to disguise the distinctive scars on his chin.

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 19,000 wanted fugitives since its creation in 2004.

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