Paul Jackson, a fugitive who has been on the run for 24 years after being accused of kidnapping women and raping them, was arrested Monday in Guadalajara, Mexico, officials revealed.
Jackson, along with his half-brother Vance Roberts, was indicted by a Washington County, Ore. grand jury on rape and kidnapping charges in June 1990, reported Fox's Seattle affiliate Q13 Fox. A trial date was set for Roberts and Jackson, and they were released on bond. However, in Feb. 1991, Roberts and Jackson fled.
Roberts, who was profiled on "America's Most Wanted" more than a decade ago, turned himself in to authorities in 2006 and was convicted of eight counts of first-degree kidnapping, two counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object, four counts of first-degree sodomy, six counts of first-degree rape, three counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of possession of marijuana. He is currently serving a 108-year prison sentence, according to The Oregonian.
However, Jackson proved to be far more elusive.
After being on the run for 24 years, Jackson was finally traced by the U.S. Marshals Task Force to a hotel in downtown Guadalajara, where he was arrested by Mexican immigration officials.
Jackson, who was reportedly using the alias Paul Bennett Hamilton, had initially denied he was the suspect in the Oregon cold case, but was outed when fingerprints confirmed his identity, officials said, according to NBC News.
Since his escape, Jackson has been profiled several times on America's Most Wanted and was most recently featured in a July episode of CNN's "The Hunt With John Walsh."
In addition to his other charges, Jackson faces charges of failure to appear, a warrant that was issued when he fled in Feb. 1991.
