10/15/12 - After four and a half years on the run, a fugitive wanted for an alleged sexual assault in Unadilla Township has been captured. 31-year-old Varnet Amaro Brito, a Mexican national, was arrested by the Blackhawk County Sheriff's Department in Waterloo, Iowa for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. Unadilla Township Police were notified of his capture Monday and he is being held on charges as well as a deportation detainer from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for having illegal immigration status. The Livingston County Prosecutor's Office has begun the process of extradition proceedings so Brito can be returned to Michigan to face local charges. Heâs charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated victim in Unadilla Township on March 19th of 2008. During the investigation, township police say they were able to recover forensic evidence from the crime scene, which was sent to the Michigan State Police Crime Lab. The department says evidence linked the suspect to the victim but would not elaborate as to what the evidence was. (JM)
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