A multi-agency law enforcement sweep spanning three weeks led to the arrest of 109 violent offenders and the seizure of three firearms across Maryland and Delaware, federal officials announced.
The operation ran from July 20 through August 5 as part of Summer Heat 2.0, an ongoing nationwide initiative led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down and arrest wanted fugitives.
The FBI Baltimore Field Office coordinated the regional effort alongside more than a dozen municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
“These are meaningful results,” said Jimmy Paul, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office. “This surge demonstrates the FBI’s unwavering commitment to public safety. Together with our partners, we targeted violent offenders threatening our communities and took decisive action to hold them accountable.”
The operation moved regionally week by week.
During the first week in Wilmington, Delaware, officers took 49 people into custody and confiscated one firearm. Suspects faced outstanding warrants for offenses including robbery, rape, child abuse, sexual assault, strangulation, illegal gun possession, and child sexual exploitation.
The second week shifted to Baltimore, Maryland, yielding 36 arrests and two firearms. Charges in those cases included attempted murder, armed robbery, assault, forcible rape of a minor, child sexual assault, child abuse, and cyberstalking.
The third week focused on Anne Arundel County, Maryland, resulting in 24 arrests. Warrants in this wave covered assault, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, child desertion, reckless endangerment, illegal firearm possession, and robbery conspiracy.
Federal and local authorities highlighted several specific cases stemming from the surge:
On August 3, officers in Annapolis, Maryland, arrested Darrio Smith on a second-degree assault warrant tied to an alleged incident on school property.
On August 4, investigators in Brooklyn, Maryland, arrested John Moyer on charges of second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor, and fourth-degree sex offense for alleged crimes occurring between December 15, 2025, and January 14, 2026.
On August 5, Markquail Harris of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was arrested on a New Castle City Police Department warrant for first-degree rape involving a firearm. Authorities allege Harris traveled to New Castle City, Delaware, to commit the crime. He is currently held at the Howard Young Correctional Institution on a $615,000 cash bail.
Agency leaders throughout the region pointed to cross-jurisdictional cooperation as the driver behind the sweep’s volume.
“Working collaboratively with our allied law enforcement partners significantly increases our collective impact and ultimately leads to a safer community,” said Acting Annapolis Police Chief Amy Miguez. Anne Arundel County Chief of Police Amal E. Awad echoed the sentiment, noting the sweep targeted “violent criminals and sexual predators from our neighborhoods.”
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates stated, “The results of this three-week surge demonstrate what is possible when law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels work together with a shared purpose.”
Delaware and Maryland prosecutors confirmed that cases resulting from the operation will move forward through state and federal courts.
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