Arrest of Accused Child Molester Frank Goodnight

Honolulu, HI – Yesterday evening another child molester was taken off the streets thanks to the team work of federal, state, and local authorities. On September 12, 2007 at approximately 6:45 PM, the Hawaii Fugitive Task Force led by the United States Marshals Service along with Honolulu Sheriff’s Deputies, apprehended Frank Goodnight, a 47 year old accused child molester from Pierce County, Washington. Goodnight was arrested on a warrant issued out of the Superior Court of Washington for Pierce County for failing to appear at a hearing regarding charges of child molestation of a 13-year old girl on March 07, 2006 at which time Goodnight became a fugitive.

After being on the run for more than a year, Pierce County Sheriff’s contacted the U.S. Marshals Service Western District of Washington, Tacoma Field Office for assistance in locating the fugitive. After an intensive investigation, Tacoma Deputy U.S. Marshals came across information indicating that Goodnight may be residing at an address located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tacoma Marshals then contacted Hawaii Fugitive Task Force agents for assistance in locating the fugitive. After a two day investigation, Task Force agents and Honolulu Sheriff’s Deputies tracked Goodnight to a local homeless shelter in Honolulu. Agents waited until Goodnight showed up at the homeless shelter and apprehended the fugitive without incident. Goodnight was booked into the Honolulu Police Department cellblock while he awaits extradition hearings back to Pierce County Washington.

Mark Hanohano, U.S. Marshal for the District of Hawaii said in a statement; “The capture of fugitives who prey on our keiki (children) is a priority of the Hawaii Fugitive Task Force and the U.S. Marshals Service. We will vigorously investigate, locate, and apprehend those accused of such hideous crimes.”

The coordination and cooperation of the arrest of this child molester was part of an operation put on by the U.S. Marshals Service Western District of Washington and the Pacific Northwest Fugitive Apprehension Task Force called Operation Falcon. Operation Falcon focuses on the combined efforts of federal, state, and local agencies working together to apprehend fugitives for the most serious crimes.