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UPDATE: Felony fugitive wanted on multiple charges arrested in Campbell County

He was wanted on multiple charges out of North Carolina, including cocaine trafficking

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va.UPDATE

Deputies have arrested a man they said was wanted out of North Carolina on multiple charges, according to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

On Thursday, authorities alerted the public about an active manhunt for 36-year-old Keane Rioseco, of Evington, and said he was a felony fugitive wanted on multiple charges out of the Charlotte and Mecklenburg areas of North Carolina, including evading police and cocaine trafficking.

On Saturday, authorities announced that Rioseco has been apprehended, arrested and is in custody.


ORIGINAL STORY

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 36-year-old man they say is “armed and dangerous.”

Authorities are on an active manhunt for Keane Rioseco, of Evington, and say he’s a felony fugitive wanted on multiple charges out of the Charlotte and Mecklenburg areas of North Carolina, including evading police and cocaine trafficking.

The Sheriff’s Office said he’s expected to serve a 10-year prison sentence in North Carolina.

We’re told the search is going on in the Evington area near the Bedford County line.

The Sheriff’s Office described him as 6 feet, two inches tall and said he weighs about 234 pounds with closely cropped brown hair and blue eyes.

Since he’s considered “armed and dangerous,” authorities ask that you do not attempt to approach him and instead call the Sheriff’s Office at 434-332-9574 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900.


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