Media Advisory: Press Conference Regarding Return of Top Ten Fugitive

ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta; and Chief Ricky Boren, Columbus, Georgia Police Department, will hold a press conference concerning the return of FBI Top Ten Fugitive Michael Jason Registe to Columbus, Georgia. The following details are provided in support of this press conference:

When: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Time: 4:00 p.m. (Media should arrive at 3:30 p.m.)
Where: CSG Aviation, Columbus, Georgia Municipal Airport
Who: FBI and Columbus, Georgia Police Department
Why: Arrival/Return of FBI Top Ten Fugitive Michael Registe
Admin: Video opportunity at CSG Aviation of aircraft/passenger arrival.

Press conference will be held, after Registe arrival, at: Main Terminal Building/Conference Room, Columbus Airport (after relocating from CSG Aviation to Main Terminal Bldg, media parking will be validated by Columbus Airport PD)

Directions to CSG Aviation: From Interstate, proceed toward Columbus Airport, take first right (not main airport entrance), will see CSG Aviation/FBO.

Point of contact will be FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett, (404) 392-2506.

As background, Registe is wanted for his alleged participation in a double homicide at Columbus, Georgia. On July 20, 2007, the Columbus Police Department responded to a shooting incident in which two males sitting inside of truck had suffered execution style gunshot wounds to the back of their heads. One of the victims died at the scene and the other died shortly thereafter. Investigation determined that Michael Jason Registe was allegedly responsible for these killings. Two felony arrest warrants were obtained charging Registe with the murders. On July 23, 2007, a criminal complaint was obtained and a federal arrest warrant was issued charging Registe with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia/Columbus, Georgia.

Registe is also wanted on an unrelated charge of aggravated assault that occurred in 2005, also in Columbus, Georgia. The victim in the 2005 shooting survived but was severely wounded.

Registe was apprehended on the island of St. Maarten.

The above are mere allegations and the public should be reminded that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.