U.S. Marshals arrest L.C. Streeter, convicted violent sex offender on the run

MILWAUKEE -- L.C. Streeter, the violent sex offender who went missing on November 23rd, has been arrested, according to officials. Streeter was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and the Appleton Police Department Friday, November 27th without incident.

Streeter, who was previously convicted of four separate sexual assaults from 1976 to 1985, was civilly committed as a "sexually violent person" on October 18th, 1996. He remained  in treatment until his release from custody on October 17th, 2013.

According to officials, Streeter was released from custody and on Monday, November 23rd he cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet and fled -- which resulted in a warrant for his arrest.

"There is no higher priority than the safety of our communities.  Streeter was an absolute danger to the community based upon his past convictions.  His apprehension was made possible through the close coordination with and support from the Appleton Police Department.  The U.S. Marshals Service will continue to work with state, county and local law enforcement to make our communities safer," said Kevin Carr, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.