Massachusetts' fugitive is found working on Guatemala shrimp farm under an alias after 31 YEARS

A Massachusetts murder suspect who spent just over three decades on the run has been arrested in Guatemala.

Mario García, 50, was taken into custody Wednesday in the Pacific coast town of Iztapa after he attempted to flee by jumping in a body of water at the shrimp farm that he was operating under an alias.

García stabbed Ismael Recinos-García during a November 16, 1991 brawl in the town of Attleboro, near the border with Rhode Island.

Recinos-García was found unconscious and was rushed to a hospital where he died from his wounds.

Mario García (pictured) was arrested Wednesday in the Guatemalan Pacific coast town of Iztapa. The now 50-year-old had been living in his native Central American country, where he fled after he allegedly stabbed a man to death in Massachusetts in 1991

Ismael Recinos-García (pictured) died after he was stabbed during a fight in Attleboro, Massachusetts, a November 16, 1991

Authorities issued an arrest warrant for García, who was only 19 years old at the time of the killing, but he managed to flee and evaded capture.

In 2014, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section had credible information that García had returned to his native Guatemala and was hiding out in a remote town.

García was added to the state's most wanted fugitive list in 2021.

Earlier this year a detective assigned to the case had gathered information that García could have been running a shrimp farm in the Central American nation and living under an alias.

Mario García (center) was living in the Guatemalan town of Iztapa, where he was operating a shrimp farm

On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Department of State coordinated an operation with Guatemalan authorities to finally capture García.

Police were about to serve the arrest warrant before he tried to prevent his capture by leaping into the water, but was promptly placed into custody.

'We don't forget, we are persistent, and we never cease in our efforts to secure justice for victims,' Massachusetts State Police Colonel Christopher S. Mason said. 'The fact that we were able to reach into Guatemala to hold accountable someone who committed a homicide in Massachusetts is a result of both tenacious police work and the value of our relationships with local, federal and international partners.' 

Garcia's apprehension brought closure to the family of Recinos-García, especially his daughter, Delia Recinos, who was only 3 at the time of the killing.

'I am very surprised full of emotions because they have finally found him and possibly they will be able to bring him to justice after 31 years,' Recinos told Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra. 

Massachusetts, United States and Guatemalan officials are coordinating Garcia's extradition.