Investigators with the SSTF and Shelby County Street Crime Unit located and arrested one of America’s Most Wanted Fugitives. Jacer Medina, 34 years of age, male, Hispanic was located and arrested, without incident in the 4100 block of Pecan Park, Memphis, TN.

Medina was wanted in connection with the 1994 murder of Ricky Lee McDaniel, which occurred in Dixmoor, Ill.

The following is an excerpt from America’s Most Wanted web site:

For ten long years, the Dixmoor, Ill. Police Department has been searching for the killers of Ricky Lee McDaniel, in a story where a good citizen was gunned down as payback for his good deeds to society.

In January 1994, McDaniel chased down a drunk driver and his passenger-- two men named Eduardo Flores and Jacer Medina. Police say McDaniel pulled his car in front of Flores to stop the car, and delivered a blow to Medina. Cops say Medina had a gun-- but got scared and ran off when he heard police sirens. McDaniel was able to hold on to Flores until police arrived.

Four months later, Medina and Flores would make McDaniel pay for his good deeds.

McDaniel was shot six times with a .32 caliber handgun.

Police: A Vendetta Turns Two Men Into Killers

Police say on April 9, 1994, Eduardo Flores was driving a car with his pal, Jacer Medina, as a passenger, when the two men spotted McDaniel, the man who got them busted for drunk driving. Police say the two began to chase McDaniel's car at high speeds.

According to police, McDaniel was on his way to get something to eat with his fiancée, Dawn, and her seven-year-old daughter. As the family stopped at a traffic light, cops say, Medina and Flores pulled up to the side of the car and began blowing the horn.

Police believe that the men began chasing McDaniel's vehicle, tried running him off the road, and eventually rammed McDaniel's car into a high curb. According to police, Medina then shot McDaniel six times with a .32 caliber handgun. Mortally wounded, McDaniel threw his body over Dawn and pushed her and her daughter out of the car to safety.

Medina has been transported to the Criminal Justice Complex where the state Murder warrant will be served and extradition procedures will begin. At the time of this release, Medina has not been completely processed in the Shelby County Jail. Therefore, no photo is attached to this correspondence.

The Safe Streets Task Force is comprised of members of the Memphis Police Department, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.