Austin,
TX – Aurelio Duran, 45, was arrested this morning by the Lone Star
Fugitive Task Force at approximately 7:00 am in Florence, Texas without
incident. Duran was charged in the Chicago area suburb of Round Lake Beach
in February of 2008 following an investigation into an alleged sexual
assault of a minor in 2001. Duran was charged with one count of Predatory
Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child.
Duran was last seen in the Round Lake Beach area in 2005 and his whereabouts
were unknown to local law enforcement. It was presumed Duran fled to Mexico
in an effort to flee from the charges that were prepared to be filed.
Information received by Round Lake Beach authorities indicated Duran has
recently returned from Mexico and was residing in the Florence, Texas area.
Lone Star Fugitive Task Force officers established surveillance at a local
residence and observed Duran depart as a passenger in a vehicle. Officers
initiated a car stop and arrested Duran.
Duran was remanded to the custody of the
Williamson County Jail in Georgetown under a $200,000 bond, pending
extradition to Lake County, Illinois in Waukegan.
The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is comprised of the Williamson County
Sheriff’s Department, Travis, Hays, and Caldwell County Sheriff’s
Departments, Austin Police Department and the U.S. Marshals.
LaFayette Collins, United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas,
states, “The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is committed to making our
communities safe and will hunt down criminals who have no regard for the
rule of law.” |