FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: October 09, 2008 DUSM Chad Hunt, Northern District of Oklahoma (918) 519-9081   Tulsa Homicide Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Colorado   At approximately 5:30 yesterday afternoon, U.S. Marshals in Denver, Colorado arrested John Richard Beato, who is wanted by the Tulsa Police Department for the homicide of 25-year-old Antonio Flores who was found dead in his mobile home days after the murder that occurred in August of 2007. Tulsa homicide detectives requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals led Northern Oklahoma Violent Crimes Task Force in the apprehension of John Richard Beato. Tulsa detectives and U.S. Marshals received information that Beato had possibly traveled to the Basalt, Colorado area shortly after the homicide. On October 7, 2008, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Oklahoma Violent Crimes Task Force contacted the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Location Apprehension Group (F.L.A.G.) Task Force in Denver to assist in the apprehension effort of Beato. Shortly after 5:30 yesterday afternoon, Deputy U.S. Marshals, assisted by Basalt Police, located the vehicle Beato was riding in and apprehended Beato without incident. John Beato was transported to the Eagle County Jail in Colorado awaiting extradition back to Tulsa, OK. Annually, U.S. Marshals arrest more than 50 percent of all federal fugitives and serve more federal warrants than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined. The U.S. Marshals also assists state and local agencies in the apprehension of fugitives and extradites them back to the United States when detained in foreign countries. For more information on this and other fugitive cases, go to http://www.usmarshals.gov.