CAPTURE REPORT
February 5, 2002
The last of three men believed to have killed
an armored car driver is in custody today.
Thanks to an alert viewer of America's Most
Wanted: America's Fights Back, the last man
allegedly involved in a robbery-homicide is
behind bars. The arrest of Jamal Starks in
New Haven, Connecticut on February 5, 2002
came as a direct result of his appearance
on AMW.
Starks was wanted for the 1997 murder of Andre
Herring, a driver for Armored Security Van
Company. On September 26, 1997, Herring and
Joseph Micieli were making their rounds. When
they arrived at the Suffolk County National
Bank in Riverhead, New York, they were ambushed.
Richard Lie and Jeffus Leftenant attacked
them with gun's blazing. Starks is believed
to be the third accomplice. When all was said
and done, four men were shot in the gunfight.
Unfortunately, Herring was the lone fatality.
Blie and Leftenant were arrested and convicted
of their crimes but Starks remained the lone
fugitive.
AMW profiled this story on January 26, 2002
and updated it the following week. That's
when an AMW viewer saw the story and recognized
Starks. The tipster said Starks was living
in New Haven, Connecticut, giving an exact
address and said he was living with a woman.
Suffolk County detectives went along with
New Haven Police.
Just before noon, the two agencies descended
on the house and surrounded it. At first,
Starks refused to open the door so the police
contacted the landlord who provided a key.
The cops chose to execute a high-risk entry,
using SWAT police with ballistic shields.
Instead of a quick rush, though, the men slowly
and methodically searched each room until
they located a man laying in bed. He was taken
into custody but refused to give any information
regarding his identity, but police had two
aces in the hole. First, they knew he had
a scar on his left leg from the gun battle.
Secondly, they had his fingerprints on file
because he'd served in the Navy. Both of those
indicators pointed directly to his identification.
On February 6, 2002, Starks made his first
appearance in court where he is fighting extradition.
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