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Elias Ortega, 40, was arrested for domestic violence and sexual assault after nearly a decade on the run.

Ortega was allegedly in the county illegally and fled Bucks County when a warrant was issued for his arrest in 2016.

He was captured during a traffic stop in Brooklyn, New York and has been sent back to Bucks County.

A man accused of domestic violence and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Bucks County was arrested in New York City after nearly a decade on the run.

Prosecutors say 40-year-old Elias Ortega is in the country illegally and has eluded police since a warrant was issued for his arrest for sexual assault in 2016.

He was finally captured after being stopped in Brooklyn, New York for a traffic violation and sent back to Bucks County to face the outstanding ch

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