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Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Picks Up Two Miami Fugitives

Written by Adam Hicks

Friday, November 06 2009

The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office arrested two fugitives from Miami, Florida this week.

According to Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman, 43-year-old Rosemary Jocelyn Gomez and 46-year-old Jorge Luis Villanueva were both arrested and charged as fugitives of justice. They were reportedly living in Banner Elk. Both were given a $100,000 bond and will appear in court on December 3.

Sheriff Hagaman said his office received word that the two might be in the area from Miami-Dade detectives on Wednesday. Hagaman added the apprehension of these fugitives was a coordinated arrest effort involving several states.

Authorities at the sheriff's office said the two were wanted on racketeering charges in Florida.

Miami-Dade authorities are expected to coordinate the return of Gomez and Villanueva back to Florida within the next few days.

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beechbum

Registered | 11/06/2009 10:00PM

I saw some fugitives from Miami just yesterday. They were traveling on 105 towards Linville doing 38 mph in a 55 zone with their left turn signal on all the way. They are easy to recognize...chartreuse Cadillac with a bug screen, and the driver was wearing those wrap around shades. The passenger had blue hair and had a Pekingese in her lap. If you see these desperate fugitives, call 911.

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