A 75-year-old Massachusetts man who was wanted for child rape was captured on Thursday morning in Florida.
John Munroe was located hiding out at a residence in Deland, Florida. He was taken into custody and transported to Volusia County Jail and charged as a fugitive from justice.
Munroe was arrested in September of 2015 by Fall River Police on charges of rape of a child with force, aggravated rape of a child, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, enticement of a child under 16, exhibiting a child in a nude or lascivious pose, and possession of child pornography.
He was placed on a court-ordered GPS monitoring device while awaiting trial.
On or around Oct. 23, Munroe cut off the monitoring device and fled, according to police. His vehicle was later found in the town of Hull. The Massachusetts State Police placed him on its "Most Wanted" list in December.
State police said investigators developed intelligence Thursday that Munroe was renting an apartment in a home at 1771 West Parkway in Deland, Florida. U.S. Marshals and Volusia County officers from the Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force set up surveillance on the residence and took him into custody around 10:45 a.m.
Munroe will be returned to Massachusetts to face charges here.
