Twenty people are arrested in Taunton Tuesday as part of a multi-agency warrant sweep.

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office, along with the Bristol County Sheriff's Office, State Police, and Taunton Police carried out the sweep and arrested the twenty people Tuesday morning.

The DA's Office says the individuals were wanted by authorities as a result of various types of warrants ranging from probation violations to default warrants for failing to appear in court. The objective of the sweep was to target fugitives from justice living in Taunton.

"These individuals were wanted for probation violations and other serious crimes. The City of Taunton will be a safer place with many of these individuals off the streets," District Attorney Quinn said. "I look forward to conducting future operations of this nature to assist in making our neighborhoods safer. Special thanks go to Taunton Police, Sheriff Hodgson's office and the Massachusetts State Police for all working together to make this possible."

The 20 defendants apprehended Tuesday are:

1. Regina Chaves, 36 – Probation warrant
2. Timothy Marshals, 50 – Probation warrant
3. Marshall Davis, 62 – Probation warrant
4. Junior Quinones, 29 – Operating Under the Influence
5. Jose Melendez, 33 – Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
6. Jessalyn Cuneo, 30-Probation warrant
7. Thomas Aponte, 34 – Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
8. John Andrade, 48 – Probation warrant
9. Deaven Ambers, 27 – Domestic Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon
10. Michael Demers, 52 – Probation warrant
11. Tyler Schwartz, 27 – Two counts of Assault and Battery on a Household Member and one count of Strangulation/Suffocation
12. Melanie Ardita, 36-probation warrant
13. Mark Haraldstad, 31 –Possession of Class A and B Drugs
14. Robert Callery, 29- Probation warrant
15. Diego Santiago, 25 -Probation warrant
16. Jose Figueroa, 36- Probation Warrant
17. Brian Borba, 27-Probation warrant
18. Benjamin Frade, 25 – Superior Court Armed Robbery Probation Warrant
19. Eric Gadomski, 26 –Probation warrant
20. Meters Brown, 24 -  Assault and Battery on a Family Member, Strangulation, and Witness intimidation

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