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The Sarasota County Sheriff 's Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit, working in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force, has arrested a man who was wanted for two separate attacks on another man last week, the office has announced. Ricky Mills, 37, whose last known address was 3953 Almond Ave., Sarasota, was rid- ing his bicycle in the 3500 block of Henrietta Place around 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, when he reportedly saw his girlfriend walking with another man, a news release says. "Mills hit the man in the head several times with a metal pole and then fled the scene," the release adds. A search of the area was ultimately unsuccessful. "The victim told deputies the attack was the continuation of a fight that occurred overnight when Mills barged into his home to confront him about the woman," the release continues. Mills was taken into custody on the morn- ing of June 13 at a home in the 800 block of Whitfield Avenue in Bradenton, the release says. He was booked into the Sarasota County Jail and charged with Aggravated Battery and Burglary with Battery. Mills is a Prolific Offender with more than a dozen arrests for violent crimes, including multiple counts of aggravated battery and domestic violence, the release adds. DEPUTIES ARREST MAN SOUGHT AFTER TWO SEPARATE ATTACKS Ricky Mills/Contributed photo The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Tampa man who fled the country after being arrested in an online predator sting last year, the office has announced. The Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested 31-year-old Johandy Medina on June 12 when he arrived at Tampa International Airport on a flight from Cuba, a news release explains. FUGITIVE WHO FLED THE U.S. AFTER PREDATOR STING NOW IN CUSTODY Image courtesy freeimages.com and trohaa. Sarasota News Leader June 20, 2014 Page 90