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FBI: New Top Ten Fugitive
Help Us Find a
Violent Criminal
12/17/15
Myloh Jaqory Mason—wanted for a series of violent crimes, including
attempted murder—has been named to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered for information leading
directly to the arrest of the 25-year-old fugitive, who is being sought
on federal and state charges for his alleged involvement in recent
violent bank robberies and two separate shootings in Lakewood, Colorado.
“Myloh Mason is a very violent felon. It’s important for the safety of
the community that we apprehend him as soon as possible,” said Special
Agent Russ Humphrey, fugitive coordinator for the FBI Denver Field
Office’s Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force.
Along with two accomplices—who are in custody—Mason is believed to have
robbed at least two Lakewood banks within the last four months, and his
tactics have become more aggressive. The first robbery took place on
September 30, 2015. Mason and two others wearing costumes allegedly
shoved guns in the faces of bank employees and said the tellers would
be killed unless they opened the bank vault.
The crew struck again in November. Mason and two others allegedly wore
green and white skeleton masks when they staged a takeover robbery,
shoving guns in the faces of tellers to gain access to the vault.
During that robbery, Mason—a convicted felon—was wearing a ballistic
vest. Pursued by police after fleeing the bank, Mason and his partners
shot two innocent citizens during a home invasion and a carjacking.
“The robbers clearly seemed desperate,” Humphrey said. “It was lucky
that the two injured civilians, one of whom was shot four times,
weren’t killed.” He added that the scenes played out near schools—which
were locked down for hours—and a community recreation center frequented
by parents with young children.
“We do not accept this kind of ruthless violence in our communities,”
Humphrey said. “Adding Mason to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list is
an indication of how serious we are about apprehending him.”
Mason is 6-foot-2 and weighs approximately 155 pounds. He has black
hair, brown eyes, and tattoos on his chest, both arms, and hands. He
has ties to Colorado, Florida, and Nevada. Investigators say that he
uses a variety of aliases and caution that he should be considered
armed and extremely dangerous.
“Mason and his gang have committed some of the most violent bank
robberies we’ve seen in Colorado,” said Thomas Ravenelle, special agent
in charge of the FBI’s Denver Division. “We believe he’s not going to
stop and is a real danger to the community.” Ravenelle urged the public
to help the FBI catch Mason and noted the substantial reward for
cooperation.
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Mason, please
call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324), or contact your nearest FBI
office, law enforcement agency, or U.S. Embassy or Consulate. You can
also submit a tip online.
Mason is the 505th person to be placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted
Fugitives list, which was established in 1950. Since then, 473
fugitives have been apprehended or located, 156 of them as a result of
citizen cooperation.
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