Ohio Fugitive Wanted for Rape of a Juvenile Arrested in Massachusetts
Boston, MA – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), District of Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force (MAFTF) announces the arrest of 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.
On Thursday, July 31st, 2025, Portalatin-Castro was arrested in Lawrence, MA for a warrant for rape of a juvenile. The Cleveland Police Department in Ohio requested the assistance of the USMS Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) with locating Portalatin-Castro.
The NOVFTF and the Cleveland Police Department worked collaboratively and provided investigative information to the MAFTF, as Castro was believed to be in Massachusetts. 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 down Portalatin-Castro to Lawrence, MA, where he was placed under arrest.
Castro is being charged as a Fugitive from Justice and will be arraigned in Massachusetts pending his extradition back to Ohio.
Portalatin-Castro is unlawfully present in the United States and according to ICE, he entered the country illegally in 2023.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any state or federal fugitive please contact the United States Marshals Service, contact the USMS at 1-877-WANTED2 or submit information via the USMS Tips App.
MAFTF participants include the USMS District of MA, MA State Police, Boston Police, Brockton Police, Cambridge Police, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, Haverhill Police, Lowell Police, Middlesex Sheriff’s Department, New Bedford Police, Plymouth County Sheriff's Department, Springfield Police, Worcester Police, West Springfield Police, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, Randolph Police, Quincy Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives.
Source: U.S. Marshals Service, usmarshals.gov
