U.S. Marshals seek public assistance locating murder suspect in Sawtooth National Forest

The U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force is seeking the assistance of the public who were recently recreating in the Sawtooth National Forest, specific to the Bear Creek area, a press release said.

Travis Caleb Decker is wanted by the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office in Washington State for three counts of murder and three counts of kidnapping of his three children aged 5, 8, and 9 on May 30.

Beginning on Saturday, the U.S. Marshal Service received a tip from a family recreating in the Bear Creek area of the Sawtooth National Forest, consistent with the description of Travis Decker, the release said.

The person believed to be Travis Decker was described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing a black mesh cap, black gauged earrings, cream colored t-shirt, black shorts, long ponytail, black Garmin style watch, beard and mustache overgrown, wearing a black Jan Sport backpack and either converse or vans low top shoes. 

The U.S. Marshals Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force is a statewide cooperative to locate and arrest violent state and federal fugitives. 

Member agencies who work together with the U.S. Marshal Service include Coeur d’Alene Police Department and the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office. 

Anyone with information on wanted fugitives is urged to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals office, the U.S. Marshal Service Communication Center at 1-800-336-0102, or USMS Tips at www.usmarshals.gov/tips.