The year-long manhunt for Connor Smith has come to an in depth.
In line with TMZ, the previous star of Are You the One? was FINALLY arrested in Florida on Thursday afternoon after reported sightings of him within the state. Smith had been wished in Illinois since February 2023 after he tried to satisfy with an underage lady for intercourse. On the time, legislation enforcement claimed the MTV character had interacted with a 15-year-old lady for a number of weeks on-line, sending express movies and footage of himself. Nonetheless, the particular person receiving the messages had been an undercover officer all alongside.
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Authorities claimed Smith deliberate to satisfy with the underage lady to interact in sexual acts on February 9. When the fact star went to satisfy up along with her, he was greeted by cops as a substitute. Nonetheless, because the authorities tried to strategy his pickup truck and apprehend him, he sped away and escaped the scene. The next day, a warrant went out for his arrest for felony costs of touring to satisfy a minor and grooming and disseminating dangerous materials. Regardless of police trying to find Smith, it wasn’t till a 12 months later he was captured and brought into custody.
Final 12 months, a decide signed off a million-dollar bond if he had been to be captured and arrested. Nonetheless, NewsNation reported he has been booked into the Pinellas County Jail and is being held with out bond.
This isn’t the primary run-in with the legislation for Smith. In 2021, he was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old lady in Indiana. The costs towards him had been dropped the next 12 months when the sufferer stopped cooperating with legislation enforcement.
We’re glad the police lastly caught Connor. Hopefully, justice will likely be served now. Reactions, Perezcious readers? Tell us within the feedback.
[Image via Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, MTV Reality/YouTube]
