Arrested KKK man turned over to Israeli police by friend

An alleged Ku Klux Klan member arrested in Tel Aviv this week was turned over to police by an Israeli friend, it emerged on Tuesday.

Micky Louis Mayon, 33, was detained in Tel Aviv's Florentin neighborhood on Monday night by members of the newly-created "Oz" task force, which was formed to replace the Immigration Police.

Mayon has been on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's list of 100 most wanted criminals for several federal crimes. He is suspected of belonging to the KKK, of burning vehicles belonging to federal U.S. judges and several allegations of severe violence.

During a preliminary inquiry on Monday, Mayon said he had been living with an Israeli woman he met four months ago. He told immigration police that he informed his friend of his past after she revealed to him that she was pregnant. His activities apparently frightened her and caused her to turn him in.

Authorities do not know whether Mayon was romantically involved with the woman, given that he had never requested permission to stay in Israel on those grounds.

Judges were to decide on Tuesday whether Mayon would be extradited to the United States.