After nearly two decades of evading the law, a man once featured on "America's Most Wanted" has been ordered to be held without bond, FOX19 reports. Antonio "El Diablo" Riano, a fugitive accused in the 2004 killing of Benjamin Becerra outside a Hamilton bar, appeared in Butler County Common Pleas Court on an indictment dating back to 2005.

At 72, Riano was arraigned and pleaded not guilty, his hearing commencing only after an interpreter joined, according to court records. Judge Michael Oster Jr.'s decision to deny bond is pushing Riano to remain at the Butler County Jail while the landscape of his legal consequences begins to draw sharper lines for a man who swapped the iron bars for a badge under the gaze of Mexican sunsets.

Details emerge of the case, rooted in the fatal shooting at the Roundhouse bar in Hamilton, as noted by Local 12, with police reports depicting a grim scene where Becerra was shot in the face and the crime immortalized by the cold gaze of surveillance cameras. The alleged act of violence that night left a lasting scar not only on the fabric of Hamilton but also on the face of justice, which, until Riano's recent arrest, wore a veil of patience.

Riano's capture in his hometown of Zapotitlán Palmas and subsequent extradition to Butler County was the culmination of a protracted international manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies. Once a specter on television screens across America, he was reportedly arrested in Mexico and, adding a poignant coda to his fugitive symphony, was serving as a police officer at the time of his capture. His return stateside has now set the stage for the next act in this long-running legal drama, with his next court appearance scheduled for Aug. 12 at 9:30 a.m., WLWT notes.