LOS ANGELES -- Authorities have confirmed that Andrew Luster, the fugitive rapist and Max Factor cosmetics heir, is in custody in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Ventura County, Calif., district attorney's investigator Richard Haas told The Associated Press the FBI has notified him that Luster is being held.
A spokeswoman for Honolulu-based bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman said Luster was found at a nightclub overnight. Luster is now in the custody of Mexican authorities.
Chapman said he's been on Luster's trail since he jumped bail in January.
The wealthy fugitive was spotted in a Mexico nightclub. He and Dog had gotten into a tussel and when Mexican police arrived they not only arrested Luster, but Chapman as well. Under Mexican law, arrests by bounty hunters are considered kidnappings.
Chapman said no reward money is involved in the capture of Luster. He said he was in the hunt for the publicity.
Luster is the 39-year-old great-grandson of makeup legend Max Factor who disappeared during his January trial and was sentenced in absentia to 124 years in prison for rape, poisoning and drug possession involving three women.
When asked what happens next, Haas said Luster apparently has no legal standing to be in Mexico.
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