Escaped Violators Apprehension Detail & Extraditions (EVADE)

The Escaped Violators Apprehension Detail and Extraditions (EVADE) currently consists of two Investigative Assistants. The Economic Crime Detail’s sergeant is the direct supervisor for this detail. 

The primary functions of the Investigative Assistants are to process extraditions and renditions, and to process and serve Governor’s Warrants.

Extraditions consist of transporting Orange County fugitives back to Orange County who have been arrested out of state. This involves arranging transportation of the fugitive back to Orange County by obtaining the warrant, making travel arrangements for the personnel picking up the fugitive, processing the appropriate paperwork for felony filing on escapees, and submitting the appropriate paperwork to the state for reimbursement.

The investigative assistants also process renditions, which are fugitives from other states taken into custody in Orange County. A rendition consists of preparing the court paperwork for filing fugitive charges against the prisoner and coordinating the transfer of the fugitive from Orange County to the demanding state. It should be noted that the fugitive’s arrest is not an execution of the demanding state’s arrest warrant.

A governor’s rendition warrant is an original warrant of arrest and supersedes any existing fugitive warrant issued. This process begins when a fugitive refuses to sign a waiver to go back to the demanding state. This warrant is served on the fugitive whether or not he/she is in custody and is then taken into actual custody.