September 19, 2009

Fugitive gang member arrested in Texas


By Katie Highsmith Staff

GAINESVILLE - Authorities have arrested a documented member of the street gang MS 13 more than two months after he fled officials in Gainesville.

Lt. Scott Ware with the Hall County Gang Task Force said 20-year-old Aldo Arnaldo Guzman initially fled authorities in July after they tried to arrest him for selling a shotgun to another gang member.

"As the transaction was about to occur, law enforcement attempted to arrest Guzman who fled on foot and escaped capture," he said.

Ware said Guzman remained a fugitive until he was located and arrested in Hitchcock, Texas Thursday.

He said Guzman, who is also an illegal immigrant, will be extradited from Texas and booked in at the Hall County Jail to face federal and local charges.

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