International Fugitive Captured in Fairfield County

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Hainsley DaCosta Browne AKA, “Barbados” has been nabbed by a joint law enforcement effort in Fairfield County.

Browne fled Barbados to escape the Diplomatic Security Service and the Royal Barbados Police Force for operating an identity fraud phone scam ring. Browne allegedly would call elderly individuals and have them pay him money by convincing them he was a needy family member.

It is estimated Browne defrauded elderly victims of $130,000. Browne has a lengthy criminal history in Barbados to include rape, assault, and theft.

The Royal Barbados Police saught the help of the U.S. Dilplomatic Security Service who discovered Browne had fled to the United States and assumed other names in his effort to escape.

In September 2016, Diplomatic Secuirty discovered Browne may have moved to South Carolina and
requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service. It was discovered Browne assumed the name
Ronald Oscar Browne and was attempting to defraud the elderly community as he did in Barbados.

He was arrested in Fairfield County without incident and transported to the local detention center.

“Individuals who prey on the elderly are devious,”Kelvin Washington, U.S. Marshal for the District of South Carolina, said. “This international case has shown no matter where fugitives attempt to hide, law enforcement partnerships across the globe will always prevail.”

Browne will be seen in a U.S.District Court in Columbia prior to his deportation to Barbados where he will stand trial for his charges.