May 16, 2008 10:03 am US/Mountain
Fugitive From New Mexico Captured In Fruita
FRUITA, Colo. (AP) ―
A man wanted on a New Mexico warrant is jailed in Mesa County after being arrested at a Fruita restaurant.
Police and Mesa County sheriff's deputies waited outside the building after receiving a tip to the whereabouts of 39-year-old Jerry Eugene Yates.
He was arrested without incident after he exited the restaurant.
Authorities say Yates faces charges of cruelty toward a child, obstructing an officer and resisting arrest. Details are not immediately available.
Police say Yates may also face charges in connection with items found in his car, but officials didn't elaborate.
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