Office of the Sheriff

JOHN A. KEMLERACTING SHERIFF MERCER COUNTY CIVIL COURT HOUSE

175 SOUTH BROAD STREETP.O. Box 8068

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08650-0068TELEPHONE: (609) 989-6100

FAX: (609) 989-6185

UNDERSHERIFFSDENNIS R. McMANIMON

CAROL E. WALTON

ASSISTANT TO THE SHERIFFCATHLEEN G. GARTON

CHIEF SHERIFF'S OFFICERRICHARD S. PIOTROWSKI, JR

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER JAMES H. KOSTOPLIS

July 12, 2011

Mercer County Acting Sheriff Jack Kemler announces the arrest of Mercer County fugitive

Sherief Treadwell, a four-star general of the Gansta Killa Bloods, in Falls Township, Pa., after

failing to appear for pre-arraignment conference on charges of attempted murder and weapons

possession, and sentencing in relation to possession of CDS..

On Monday, July 11, 2011, members of the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional

Fugitive Task Force, and Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Falls Township

Police, arrested Mercer County fugitive Sherief Treadwell of Trenton, NJ. Treadwell (DOB/

6-6-1986), aka “Whiteboy” and a self-admitted four-star general of the Gangsta Killer Bloods street

gang, had been wanted since June 24, 2011, on two Mercer County Superior Court warrants for

failing to appear for pre-arraignment conference on charges of attempted murder and weapons

possession, and sentencing in relation to possession of CDS. Treadwell was considered armed

and dangerous due to numerous arrests for gun possession, which included possession of an

AK-47 assault rifle and MAC-11 machine gun.

Investigation by Sheriff’s detectives and task force officers revealed Treadwell had fled New

Jersey and was moving between two apartments in Falls Township, Pa. The apartments were

identified as belonging to Treadwell’s girlfriend, and the other belonging to Treadwell and his

mother.

An attempt to locate Treadwell at the girlfriend’s apartment was unsuccessful, but success

was found at the second apartment. With the assistance of Treadwell’s mother in negotiating a

peaceful surrender, and a request for the activation of the Falls Township SWAT team, Treadwell

finally emerged from the apartment after about an hour and was taken into custody without

incident.

In announcing the arrest, Sheriff Kemler stated, “I can’t stress enough what our partnership

with the US Marshal’s Service means to not only our agency, but to the law enforcement

community as a whole. The resources available to us has given my detectives the ability to track

down and remove another violent criminal from the streets in a very expedient manner,”

Treadwell was transported to the Falls Township Police Department, where he was charged

as a Fugitive of Justice and then brought before Falls District Judge, Jan Vislosky, who ordered

Treadwell be held in the Bucks County Jail in lieu of $10 million bail while he awaits extradition to

New Jersey.

William OstermanPublic Information OfficerMercer County Sheriff’s Office609-989-6132 (Office)609-847-1231 (Cell)wosterman@mercercounty.org