Antonio El Diablo” Riano, a Mexican national who has been one of “America’s Most Wanted” fugitives for the past 20 years following a fatal shooting outside a bar in Ohio, was captured while working as a police officer in Mexico. Riano was handed over to deputy US Marshals in Mexico City on Thursday and charged with first-degree murder stemming from the 2004 tragedy.
According to court records, Riano shot Benjamin Becarra in the head at Round House Bar in Hamilton, OH, on Dec. 19, 2004. Becerra had been involved in a brawl at the bar a few weeks earlier and was asked to leave when he returned that day. Riano helped out the bartender and shot Becarra following a brief argument at around 2:20 p.m.
Riano fled the bar in his van, but police identified him through witnesses and surveillance video of Riano purchasing ammo at a Walmart 45 minutes before the shooting. A search warrant was conducted on a home in Hamilton, where police discovered Riano had several aliases and “had papers to create false documentation so he could obtain different identifications.
The officers also found a Smith & Wesson Model 10.38 with four live rounds and 2 already spent, which coincided with the ammo purchased at Walmart. A Grand Jury indicted Riano on first-degree murder on Feb. 16, 2005, but he failed to appear at his scheduled arraignment.
Riano was flown to Cincinnati before being brought to the Butler County Jail. He is accused of fatally shooting Becerra in the head and is facing charges related to the incident.
Source: New York Post
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