A man wanted on nine outstanding felony warrants out of North Carolina was arrested in Chicago, Illinois, on October 30, after investigators began searching for him. Dimitrius Acrey faced a stack of serious charges, including assault by strangulation, a felony probation violation, firearm offenses, narcotics trafficking, and a second-degree forcible sex offense. Some charges stemmed from incidents in Mecklenburg County, and a Gaston County Police investigation led to the sex-offense charge, according to WSOC TV.
According to Queen City News, Gaston County police said Acrey was arrested in Chicago. The outlet reports that some of Acrey's charges stemmed from incidents in Mecklenburg County.
How Investigators Zeroed In on Chicago
The case began when Gaston County police's Criminal Investigations Unit started searching for Acrey, per the same report. That effort eventually drew in federal resources: the United States Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force developed leads pointing to Acrey being in Chicago, according to the station's account.
From there, the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force picked up the trail on the ground, confirming that Acrey was in the Chicago area, the article notes. The coordination between a Carolinas-based task force and its Great Lakes counterpart ultimately led to his capture hundreds of miles from where the warrants originated.
Charges Span Violence, Weapons and Drugs
Among the most serious allegations, the Gaston County police investigation led to a charge against Acrey for a second-degree forcible sex offense, per the same account. He was also charged with assault by strangulation, a felony probation violation, firearm offenses, and narcotics trafficking, Queen City News reports.
