COOK COUNTY - An Illinois man once accused in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been arrested in the Chicago suburbs after being wanted on serious charges in Utah.

What we know:

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said its Fugitive Apprehension Unit, working with the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested 40-year-old John Banuelos on Oct. 17 in west suburban Cicero.

Banuelos was wanted in Salt Lake County, Utah, on an Oct. 1 warrant for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault.

Cook County deputies set up surveillance near 29th Street and Cicero Avenue after learning Banuelos might be in the area. They spotted a man matching his description entering a fast-food restaurant in the 2900 block of South Cicero. Officers watched him leave and get into the back s

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