MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — One of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted fugitives, Armando Barragan, has been captured in Mexico nearly 20 years after allegedly ordering the killing of an innocent man at a Cudahy gas station, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Barragan, a notorious leader of the Latin Kings gang, was located and arrested in Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, following a coordinated effort between the U.S. Marshals Eastern Wisconsin Violent Offender Task Force, the Monterrey Consulate General Office, and Mexican federal authorities.
Fugitive Tied to 2005 Federal Racketeering Case
Barragan, now 39, had been on the run since 2005, when he was indicted alongside 50 Latin Kings members on federal racketeering (RICO) charges. He was accused of ordering a fatal shooting that claimed the life of an innocent bystander during a gang confrontation at a Cudahy gas station.
Investigators said the shooting occurred after Barragan began fighting with a rival gang member, and when a man stepped in to break up the altercation, Barragan allegedly ordered his execution…