OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — A fugitive that was on the run for 17 years was captured in Oconomowoc on Tuesday, according to the Cold Case Unit of the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force - Corpus Christi Division.

Authorities found Agustin Rivera-Contreras hiding under a pile of clothes in his residence in the Wisconsin city.

An arrest warrant in the Southern District of Texas was issued for Rivera-Contreras on Nov. 7, 2007, for violating the conditions of a supervised release. He was under court-ordered supervision for “aiding and abetting to possess with intent to distribute 2.06 kilograms of cocaine.”

According to Marshals, Rivera-Contreras was also wanted for being in the U.S. illegally due to an order for removal.

He was ultimately captured after Deputy U.S. Marshals followed up on a lead submitted by the Cold Case Unit to the Eastern District of Wisconsin on May 9, 2025.