The Lea County Drug Task Force, in a joint operation with the Lea County Sheriff's Office and the Hobbs Police Department, arrested a fugitive wanted on multiple felony warrants.

According to a press release from the task force, Guadalupe Adrian Carmona was taken into custody around 1 p.m. at a home in Hobbs on Oct. 23.

Carmona was wanted on several outstanding arrest warrants originating from the Hobbs Police Department, stemming from a murder that occurred on Oct. 5, according to the release.