One of America's most wanted men found working as a cop after 20 years on the run

One of America's astir wanted fugitives has been recovered hiding successful plain show aft astir 2 decades connected nan run. 

Antonio 'El Diablo' Riano, 72, was arrested connected Thursday successful Zapotitlan Palmas, bringing an extremity to a 20-year manhunt during which he was featured connected 'America's Most Wanted.'

The fugitive was recovered moving arsenic a constabulary serviceman successful his hometown successful Mexico - and told reporters he wanted to 'help nan group of Mexico.'

The Oaxaca, Mexico autochthonal was charged pinch first-degree execution stemming from a 2004 shooting, wherever he is accused of sidesplitting 25-year-old Benjamin Becarra successful an Ohio bar.

He was accused of gunning down Becarra astatine nan Round House Bar successful Hamilton, Ohio, pursuing a little argument.

According to witnesses, he changeable Becarra point-blank successful nan look earlier fleeing nan scene.

He was identified erstwhile constabulary discovered he had purchased ammunition astatine Walmart conscionable 45 minutes earlier nan shooting.

When constabulary searched Riano's home, they discovered a trove of mendacious identities and nan execution limb - a Smith & Wesson .38 pinch 2 spent rounds.

But earlier justness could beryllium served, 'El Diablo' vanished into bladed air.

For 2 decades, he managed to outrun nan law, moreover arsenic his look was broadcast to millions connected 'America's Most Wanted' successful 2005.

But nan rule has yet caught up pinch Riano.

'When Riano was arrested successful Mexico he was recovered to beryllium moving arsenic a section constabulary officer,' nan US Marshals Service said successful a news release. 

Riano was handed complete to US Marshals successful Mexico City and flown to Cincinnati. 

Video footage captured Riano being taken into custody astatine Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.

When he was asked why he had go a constabulary officer, Riano replied successful Spanish to WKRC-TV: 'I wanted to thief nan group of Mexico.'

When asked if he killed Becerra, he said: 'No, I did not.'

Michael T. Gmoser, Butler County Prosecutor, praised nan associated effort.

'This type of apprehension would not beryllium imaginable without nan practice and owed diligence of some nan Prosecutor's Office investigators, nan United States Marshal Service, and nan United States Department of Justice,' Gmoser said.

'The United States Marshal Service, done our convulsive fugitive task forces, assists our authorities and section rule enforcement partners to apprehend nan area's astir vulnerable fugitives,' said Michael D. Black, US Marshal for nan Southern District of Ohio.

'This apprehension is nan consequence of nan ongoing sharing of accusation betwixt nan agencies and nan determination of nan investigators who refused to springiness up connected this case,' Black added.