Crime & Safety
Washington's Most Wanted Tip Leads To Arrest of Marcell Juan Green
The 57-year-old was wanted by Lakewood Police for unlawful possession of a firearm and methamphetamine possession.
A tip from someone who was watching Washington's Most Wanted led to the arrest of a man wanted by Lakewood Police for illegal firearm and methamphetamine possession.
Authorities arrested Marcell Juan Green, 57, today in Graham. Pierce County Sheriff's deputies and the Department of Corrections made the arrest.
They were working on a tip from a viewer of the television show, Washington's Most Wanted, when it featured Green on Aug. 30. Officers surrounded the house and, after a short time, Green walked out and was arrested without incident.
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Green was booked into Pierce County Jail on felony warrants for unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver meth and one count of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
He also has prior convictions for possession of stolen property, drug possession, illegal firearm possession and taking a motor vehicle without permission.
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Green He is the 347th fugitive caught since Washington's Most Wanted launched in November of 2008.
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