Two wanted RI fugitives captured after cruelty and neglect charges on mother, children reportedly living in squalor

Two wanted on some disturbing charges have been captured, according to authorities.

In December of 2021, the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force initiated a fugitive investigation into Jesueily Sanchez for charges of Cruelty to and Neglect of a Child and Tyshaun Peete for Failure to Appear on charges of Carrying a Pistol without a License and Resisting Arrest.

After an in-depth, three-month investigation which spanned multiple states, Deputy U.S. Marshals and Rhode Island State Police assigned to the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force developed information that Sanchez and Peete had fled Rhode Island to Connecticut. Investigators were able to track the two fugitives to an address in Waterbury, Connecticut. The Rhode Island Fugitive Task Force then enlisted the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service in Connecticut as well as the Waterbury Police.

During the early morning hours of March 28th, members of both the Rhode Island and Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Forces and Waterbury Police arrested Sanchez and Peete. They were located in an apartment with their two minor children, living in unsanitary conditions which law enforcement officers have described as conditions of squalor. The two children were safely removed from the residence and placed into the custody of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. One of the children had previously been classified as missing and endangered from the State of Rhode Island and a court order had been issued granting custody to the Department of Children Youth and Families. Waterbury Police are pursuing additional charges of Risk of Injury to a Child and Cruelty to Person against both Sanchez and Peete. The two will eventually be returned to Rhode Island to face the outstanding criminal charges.

According to the Task Force, the Rhode Island State Police, U.S. Marshals Service in Rhode Island and Connecticut, and Waterbury, CT Police provided significant assistance throughout the investigation.

“This case is the reason why the United States Marshals Service has created a Missing Child Unit and has been directed to assist state and local police departments in the recovery of missing and endangered children. The toddlers recovered today did not have a voice to advocate for themselves. They were living in unimaginable conditions of squalor and abuse. I commend the work of my Deputy U.S. Marshals here in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island State Police, Deputy U.S. Marshals in Connecticut, and the Waterbury Police Department in recovering these toddlers this morning. The relentlessness displayed by these investigators is why these toddlers are now safe”. Chief Robert Charette – U.S. Marshals, District of Rhode Island.

The Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force is run by both the U.S Marshals Service and the Rhode Island State Police. The Task Force is made up of members from the U.S. Marshals Service, the Rhode Island State Police, and the Warwick, Cranston, Middletown, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, and Providence Police Departments who work full time to track down and apprehend the most violent and dangerous fugitives both within the United States and
Internationally.