BACOLOD City – He was listed as the No. 6 most wanted person in the police station of Bago City, Negros Occidental.
Joseph Celestial Mateo was caught on the strength of an arrest warrant around 8:10 a.m. yesterday, police said.
The 19-year-old laborer faces a rape charge, according to Major John Joel Bastusbatusan, Bago City police chief.
Judge Mary Jennifer Protasio-Arches of the Regional Trial Court Branch 62 in Bago City issued the warrant dated Sept. 4, 2020 and set no bail bond.
The suspect was detained in the lockup cell of the Bago City police station./PN
