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Morgan Geyser arrested in Illinois after fleeing group home

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Morgan Geyser, the "Sleder Man" stabber, was arrested in Illinois after cutting off her ankle bracelet and fleeing her group home.

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  • Morgan Geyser, 23, was found in Posen, Illinois, after fleeing a group home in Madison, Wisconsin.
  • Geyser and a man were taken into custody outside a gas station after a clerk reported them loitering and sleeping on the ground. 33s
  • Both Geyser and the man initially gave police false names; Geyser later admitted her identity. 41s
  • Geyser's escape was discovered after she cut off her GPS bracelet, but there was a nearly 12-hour delay in notifying Madison police. 53s
  • Geyser appeared before a judge in Cook County and is being held pending an extradition hearing to Wisconsin. 1m 53s
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