Woman wanted ‘for multiple sex crimes against a child’ arrested by U.S. Marshals in Smyrna

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — A woman wanted out of New Mexico “for multiple sex crimes against a child” was arrested in Smyrna, according to U.S. Marshals.

A Middle Tennessee Task Force of the U.S. Marshal Service found 46-year-old Lesa Lasster at a Smyrna residence Wednesday. The Farmington Police Department in New Mexico had requested help from U.S. Marshals with finding Lasster.

Lasster was charged with one count of criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13 in the first degree as well as three counts of conspiracy to commit criminal sexual perpetration in the first degree against a child under 13. A warrant for her arrest had been issued in the San Juan County Magistrate Court on Feb. 25.

The U.S. Marshals Service of New Mexico developed information and found that Lasster had been residing in the Smyrna area. That’s when they enlisted the help of the Middle Tennessee Task Force of the U.S. Marshal Service.

“The U.S. Marshals Service is committed to protecting the American people, especially our most vulnerable population – our children,” a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service reads in part.

As of publication, Lasster is in custody at the Rutherford County Jail where she was booked as a fugitive from justice. She awaits extradition to New Mexico.