WOOD COUNTY, Texas — A criminal gang member has been taken into custody after a manhunt in Wood County Friday.
According to Hawkins police, Ronald Riva, from Midland, fled from police and was considered "armed and dangerous."
Wood County Precinct 2 Constable Kelly Smith confirmed to our newspaper partners at the Tyler Paper, that Riva is a member of the Aryan Circle, a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist prison gang.
According to Smith, Riva was being tracked by K9 Deputy Juma, who had taken law enforcement to the Farm-to-Market 14 area in Wood County. Riva was located near where Juma's track ended.
During the search, Smith said a helicopter was called in to assist with the search.
