Cleveland Fugitive, Illegal Alien, Wanted for Rape of a Minor Arrested in Boston
Boston, MA – Earlier this morning, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), District of Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force (MAFTF) arrested Webster Portalatin-Castro, 37, who was wanted for rape of a person under the age of 18.
The warrant was issued on June 3, 2025, from the Cleveland Municipal Court in Cleveland, OH. During the investigation into his whereabouts members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) gathered information that Portalatin-Castro may have fled the Cleveland area and was possibly hiding near Boston, Massachusetts.
Early this morning, The MAFTF along with significant assistance from the MA State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS), Lawrence PD, Lowell PD, and the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office tracked Portalatin-Castro to an address in the 700 block of Haverhill St. in Lawrence, MA, where he was placed under arrest. Lawrence is approximately 30 miles north of Boston.
Castro is being charged as a fugitive from justice and will be arraigned in Massachusetts pending his extradition back to Ohio. Additionally, Portalatin-Castro is unlawfully present in the United States and according to ICE, he entered the country illegally in 2023.
U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated, “The U.S. Marshals Service will track down violent sexual predators such as this whether they are in the city of Cleveland or have fled across the country. There is nowhere for them to hide when the Marshals are looking for them.”
Anyone with information concerning a wanted fugitive can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833), or you can submit a web tip. Reward money is available, and tipsters may remain anonymous. Follow the U.S. Marshals on Twitter @USMSCleveland.
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force – Cleveland Division is composed of the following federal, state and local agencies: U.S. Marshals Service, Cleveland Police Department, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department, Euclid Police Department, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Independence Police Department, Parma Police Department, Aurora Police Department, Solon Police Department, Cleveland RTA Police Department, Westlake Police Department, Bedford Police Department, Middleburg Heights Police Department, Newburgh Heights Police Department and the Metrohealth Police Department.
Source: U.S. Marshals Service, usmarshals.gov