FBI arrests member of armed group patrolling U.S.-Mexico border

(Reuters) - The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, a member of an armed group of U.S. citizens who have been stopping migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico.

Hopkins, 69, also known as Johnny Horton, was arrested in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on a federal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

(Reporting By Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; Editing by Daniel Wallis)