U.S. marshals want the public’s help in tracking down a Montgomery County man wanted on weapons and armed robbery charges who continues to avoid capture.
Lavone Deconte Childs, 24, has been on the run since February 2007. Childs has a long arrest history including numerous drug offenses, assaults and weapon violations, authorities said.
He is wanted by federal authorities in Prince George’s for violating his parole on an armed robbery that occurred in 2003. He is also wanted out of Montgomery County on a weapons offense. Authorities consider him armed and dangerous.
“We’re looking to get him off the street,” said Matthew Burke, supervisory inspector with the marshals’ Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force. “This is the type of person that’s going to commit the next armed robbery or the next shooting, so it’s important that we get him locked up.”
Childs has a history of running from the police and resisting arrest, police said. Police have closed in on him but he slipped away.
Childs has a tattoo on his right arm, right wrist and neck. He is 6-feet-3 and 155 pounds. He has lived in Northeast D.C. and in Montgomery County.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to 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 his arrest.
In the past month and a half, tips from Examiner readers have directly led to the arrest of three Most Wanted fugitives.
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.
