Federal authorities apprehended a California parole violator on Thursday afternoon after tracing him down to a commercial area in Las Vegas, where he was allegedly found with a weapon and drugs.
At 4:45 p.m., members of the United States Marshals Service Nevada Violent Offender Task Force captured Dylan Collins, 23, in the 4500 block of West Charleston Boulevard. Collins was carrying a handgun, an extended magazine, and unspecified illegal narcotics when he was arrested, according to police.
Collins was wanted by the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, for a parole violation coming from an earlier conviction for handgun possession. Collins was identified by authorities as a member of the California-based IE Projects criminal street gang.
The arrest came after a multi-agency investigation began when the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation requested assistance from the United States Marshals Service Pacific Southwest Fugitive Task Force. Investigators eventually acquired information that placed Collins in the Las Vegas Valley, prompting California officials to request assistance from the Nevada task force in finding him.
After being arrested on West Charleston Boulevard, Collins was booked into the Clark County Detention Facility. He is still being jailed there while awaiting local charges stemming from the things discovered after his detention, as well as extradition processes to California.
“This arrest removed both a firearm and a serious threat from the community,” US Marshal Gary Schofield said in a statement. “Strong partnerships make arrests like this possible.”
The Nevada Violent Offender Task Force is a regional unit comprised of personnel from the United States Marshals Service; the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; as well as more than two dozen other state, federal, and local law enforcement agencies in Nevada.
Authorities indicated that concerns about the initial California allegations should be made to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, while inquiries about the new local charges should be directed to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
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