Multiple agencies combined this week to arrest a wanted local man.
According to Somerset Police, on Tuesday, the Somerset Police Detective Division was contacted by a Deputy United States Marshal regarding a wanted individual, 47-year-old Damian Gouse of Fall River.
The Deputy United States Marshal advised that the individual was believed to be staying at a local hotel in Somerset. Following the information received, Somerset Police Detectives conducted surveillance at a potential location. Based on the investigation, probable cause was established to believe that Gouse was inside a specific hotel room at the Riverview Inn & Suites. A search warrant was subsequently requested and granted for the room in an effort to locate the wanted individual.
United States Deputy Marshals, along with Somerset Police patrol officers and detectives, subsequently executed the search warrant. During the operation, Gouse was located and taken into custody without further incident.
Damian Gouse was arrested on four outstanding arrest warrants. The charges associated with those warrants include:
1. Warrant #1: Stalking, Assault and Battery on a Family or Household Member, and Malicious Damage to a Motor Vehicle.
2. Warrant #2: Assault and Battery on a Family or Household Member.
3. Warrant #3: Two counts of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, Failure to Stop for Police, Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License, and Speeding.
4. Warrant #4: Failure to Stop for Police, operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License, and Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended Registration.
The Somerset Police Department thanked the United States Marshals Service for their assistance and collaboration in locating and taking this wanted individual into custody, helping to remove a potentially dangerous individual from the community.
