Man with outstanding warrant who planned to watch hockey at Olympics arrested

A 44-year-old Slovakian man who planned to watch a hockey game at the Winter Olympics in Italy was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 11 due to an outstanding warrant, Reuters reported.

The man had been on the run for 16 years before returning to Italy with plans to watch Slovakia’s hockey game against Finland, Reuters said.

Police were aware of his location after he checked into a guesthouse just outside of Milan and he was taken to the central San Vittore prison.

He is expected to serve 11 months and a week as punishment for a series of store thefts he committed in 2010, according to the Carabinieri (Italian military police).