BOSTON — A Lynnfield man who has been on the run for 32 years will face a federal judge on Friday.
Enrique Rivera, a 54-year-old convicted drug dealer, failed to appear in a New York courtroom in 1987 for sentencing. He will appear before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Jennifer Boal, who will determine the next step for Rivera.
Law enforcement officials said it is likely he will be moved to the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, where he is likely to be sentenced on the original charges of four counts of distribution of a controlled substance. He is likely to face more time for being a fugitive from justice.
He was arrested on Monday on Salem Street, less than a mile from his apartment at Lynnfield Commons on Route 1, by three U.S. Marshals and two Lynnfield detectives.
Rivera, who was 22 at the time of sentencing, used a variety of aliases while on the lam, including Eulogio Portes and Enrique Rivera-Nobles, according to police.
It’s unclear how much time Rivera is facing. Federal drug sentences differ depending on the types and quantities of drugs. They range anywhere from 5 to 40 years, or 10 years to life, according to federal sentencing guidelines.
