Pakistani Fugitive Arrested On Murder Charges

Scottsville, VA - A man suspected of murder in his native Pakistan was arrested by the United States Marshals Blue Ridge Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (BRFAST) in Scottsville on September 1. Shaukat Hayat, also known as Brian Shaw was arrested without incident after marshals in Virginia received an international request for assistance. It is believed that Hayat fled Pakistan in 2003 and took up residency in California under the alias Brian Shaw before relocating to Scottsville, Virginia. Hayat will face international extradition proceedings in preparation for his return to Pakistan. Hayat is incarcerated in the Central Virginia Regional Jail at Orange pending court proceedings.

The Blue Ridge Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (BRFAST) task force was formed by the Marshals Service in 2004 as a joint federal, state and local law enforcement endeavor to pursue and arrest dangerous fugitives wanted at the international, national and state level thereby making our communities safer for our citizens and our children. To date, the BRFAST has cleared more than 200 federal arrest warrants and over 500 state arrest warrants.

The Marshals Service is our nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency founded in 1789. U.S. Marshals and their deputies are responsible for providing protection to the federal judiciary, transporting federal prisoners, protecting endangered federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminal enterprises. In fiscal year 2005, the Marshals Service apprehended more than 35,500 federal fugitives, more than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined.