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 San Antonio, TX – The Lone Star Fugitive
Task Force (LSFTF) arrested Ruben Nuncio Jr. Tuesday evening on Federal
Charges after developing information he may be hiding out at a motel in
San Antonio.
On September 28, 2009, a federal arrest warrant was issued charging
Ruben Nuncio Jr. with a violation of the conditions of Federal
Supervised Release. Nuncio’s original federal conviction was for the
offense of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Nuncio was sentenced in
this case to 27 months in prison followed by a three year term of
supervision. One stipulation of that supervision was that Nuncio not be
arrested for any new offenses. But on September 1st, 2009, Nuncio was
arrested by the San Antonio Police Department and again charged with
Felon in Possession of a Firearm after he was observed firing a shotgun
in the air while standing in front of a crowded housing complex. This
arrest resulted in the new federal warrant being issued.
When members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force began
their search for Nuncio, they were advised by Nuncio’s close friends and
family members that he had informed them all he was wanted and that he
was going on the run. The first location the LSFTF members sought Nuncio
at on September 30 was the home of his father. While in the residence
LSFTF members located a large amount of suspected cocaine. (It was at
this home the aforementioned incident with the shotgun had taken place.)
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In the search for Ruben Nuncio Jr, LSFTF members learned his brother
Mark Nuncio was wanted on an outstanding State Parole Warrant. On Monday
while looking for Ruben, Mark was arrested after he was found hiding at
his mother’s residence in San Antonio.
On Tuesday evening the LSFTF developed information that placed Nuncio at
a local area motel. LSFTF members quickly responded and Nuncio was
arrested without incident. A small scale of the kind typically used in
the distribution of narcotics was located inside the room where Nuncio
was staying along with several more items of drug paraphernalia. LSFTF
members are now attempting to identify anyone who may have assisted him
during his flight and charges will likely be filed against those
individuals.
The United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas LaFayette
Collins said, “When we are looking for our target we will arrest anyone
we discover with outstanding warrants and if we learn individuals aided
in a fugitive’s flight or we find evidence of new crimes, we will make
room for those persons also!”
Participating agencies in this arrest:
- Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
- Comal County Sheriff’s Office
- San Antonio Police Department
- United States Marshals Service
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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