The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

State News

November 7, 2009

Ohio fugitive arrested in W.Va.

LOGAN — A convicted sex offender and fugitive from Ohio has been arrested in West Virginia.

The U.S. Marshals Service says John Walker was arrested around 1 a.m. Saturday at a home in Logan after a brief struggle.

Walker was wanted by Ohio authorities for violating parole after a sexual battery conviction and for failing to register as a sex offender. He may face additional sex offender registry charges in West Virginia.

Walker is in the Southwestern Regional Jail pending extradition.

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