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Man accused of child sex crimes in DeKalb captured in Tennessee

Ariel Banegas Ruiz, a Honduran national, was located in west Tennessee after Georgia marshals contacted local authorities. He is charged with sex crimes against a child.

Credit: AJC File

Credit: AJC File

Ariel Banegas Ruiz, a Honduran national, was located in west Tennessee after Georgia marshals contacted local authorities. He is charged with sex crimes against a child.
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Aug 21, 2020

A 26-year-old man wanted in DeKalb County on sex offenses against a child was arrested by U.S. marshals in Tennessee.

Marshals captured Ariel Banegas Ruiz, a Honduran national, in the western Tennessee city of Jackson after Georgia authorities contacted them. Investigators believe Ruiz went there after crimes in DeKalb involving a 13-year-old, the federal agency said Friday morning.

The Jackson Sun reported Ruiz was located Wednesday. Marshals found him in a mobile home community next to a soccer complex.

According to immigration officials, Ruiz has been deported previously.

Ruiz was taken to the Madison County Jail in Tennessee and awaits extradition to Georgia.

We’re working to learn more.

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