Robert “Bobby Champagne” Serina, 45, a Cleveland fugitive wanted for several federal crimes, was apprehended late Tuesday night in Rincon, Puerto Rico, according to the US Marshals.
The US Marshals Service and the FBI in the Northern District of Ohio sought Serina for two outstanding federal cases. Serina was accused of money laundering together with eight other people in September 2015. In September 2016, he faced new allegations alongside eleven others, including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and several counts of cocaine distribution.
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Serina was released on bond following her arrest for money laundering charges. However, in January 2016, he broke the terms of his bond by removing his ankle monitor and vanishing. Since then, the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) has been looking for him.
Investigators have got information that Serina may have been hiding in Puerto Rico under an alias. US Marshals in Puerto Rico confirmed his location for several days before conducting the arrest without incident.
“This fugitive thought he would run and hide forever, that he could outsmart law enforcement,” said U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott. “Our USMS NOVFTF is filled with incredible investigators who won’t give up looking for their fugitives until they are caught, no matter how far or how long they are on the run. We will find them.”
Authorities will keep Serina in detention in Puerto Rico until they transfer him to Northern Ohio to face pending federal charges.
