Arizona Fugitive Arrested in Mexico After Nine Years
Adalberto Rodriguez, 45, was arrested in Jalisco, Mexico, on Nov. 10 after more than nine years on the run and returned to Arizona, where he is being held in Pima County Jail awaiting sentencing. He fled before trial after failing to appear at a 2017 court hearing; a jury found him guilty in absentia in 2023 of charges related to sexually abusing a family member who was under 12. Rodriguez faces a minimum of 50 years in prison. Investigators said he had been performing in a band and was associated with a music school that offered lessons to elementary school students.






