Two Federal Fugitives Caught in Charlotte Highlight Successful Partnerships

CHARLOTTE—The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force arrested two fugitives in Charlotte in the last 24 hours.

CMPD’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested Seferino Campos (dob: 09/23/1972), who is wanted in California on a federal Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution charge. Officers took Campos into custody without incident just before noon on Wednesday. Campos is wanted in California on state charges for raping and sodomizing a child.

Members of the VCAT, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, and the Safe Streets Task Force arrested Maurice Lemont Williams (dob: 07/11/1975) late last night. Williams is wanted on federal drug charges in Columbus, Ohio. He was also arrested without incident.

The Safe Streets Task Force in Charlotte received information about the fugitives on Wednesday. Both were arrested in very short order; officers took Campos into custody within an hour of the alert. 

“The Safe Streets Task Force exists for this very reason; we have to respond immediately to situations that pose threats to the community. Charlotte is safer place because all of our partner agencies act as a cohesive team,” said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Colleen Moss, who oversees criminal investigations in the state of North Carolina.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe said, “Criminals don’t stay in city, county, or state jurisdictions anymore. Our partnerships with the FBI and other federal agencies allow us to go after the criminals who think they can hide out in Charlotte. It also allows us to go after fugitives who think if they leave town, they will escape justice in Mecklenburg County. Thinking like that doesn’t apply anymore, and these arrests prove it.”