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Fugitive from Ohio Captured in Fayette County

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GLEN JEAN -

Fayette County sheriff deputies arrest a fugitive from Ohio.

Sheriff Steve Kessler says deputies stopped an ATV in the Glen Jean area around 8 p.m. Monday.

They said the driver, Dwayne Tumolo, 30, was operating recklessly in a residential area.

When a routine check was run on the Tumolo's license of the driver, they learned he was wanted in Ohio for felony drug charges.

Tumolo was caught after a short chase.

Tumolo faces charges of fleeing from an officer and obstructing a police officer in addition to being charged as a fugitive from justice from the state of Ohio.

He is in the southern Regional jail pending extradition to Ohio.