U.S. Marshals Arrest Georgia Fugitive in Chesterfield, Virginia

Richmond, United States - A nationwide search came to a quick end yesterday when the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force arrested a man accused of shooting his daughter and ex-wife in Georgia.

Roy Mandell Smith, 38, was arrested at the Regency Lake Apartments off Cosmic Road in Chesterfield and is currently being extradited back to Valdosta, Georgia. Smith is currently on parole after serving 10 years for distribution of cocaine in Georgia.

Although authorities are not sure of the motive for the shooting, Smith had recently been served with child support papers for his daughter.

Police claim 37-year-old Josephine Lonon was confronted and shot as she left the house for work. Her daughter, 16-year-old Rochelle Smith, heard the noise and walked outside to investigate the noise. As she came back into the house, she was followed and shot.

The two victims were taken to South Georgia Medical Center. Lonon suffered multiple gunshot wounds but is expected to survive, and Rochelle Smith suffered one gunshot wound and has been released from the hospital.

The Richmond and Chesterfield police were notified Smith might be in the area and was wanted in Georgia by the Valdosta police department. Local police then contacted the U.S. Marshalls Service.

Authorities began their search at around 11 p.m. when they first went to a family member’s home located in the 4000 block of Falconway Lane were they believed he might be staying. When they didn’t find him at that location they went to Smith’s girlfriend's house in the 6400 block of Cosmic Road.

Officers believe Smith saw them as they approached the house. At around 3:30 a.m. he exited the house and walked straight toward several officers where he was then arrested without incident.

As a condition of being allowed to move to Virginia and have his parole transferred, Smith signed an extradition waiver making it easier to return him to Georgia.