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US Marshals Task Force arrests Megan’s Law offender from PA in Illinois

HARRISBURG, Pa- Today, U.S. Marshal Martin Pane announced the arrest of Andrew Lyter, a 39-year old man formerly of Hanover, York County. On September 1, 2001, ...
Rockne Newell

HARRISBURG, Pa- Today, U.S. Marshal Martin Pane announced the arrest of Andrew Lyter, a 39-year old man formerly of Hanover, York County.

On September 1, 2001, Lyter was convicted of Sexual Abuse of Children in Dauphin County,  which obligated him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

In 2014, Lyter registered a home address in Hanover.  At that time he was also serving a term of parole for a previous violation of Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law.  In early 2015, Lyter’s parole was revoked and he was returned to the Department of Corrections.

In July of the same year he was transferred from prison to a half-way house but fled from the house. The Pennsylvania State Police obtained an arrest warrant charging Lyter with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.  The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole also obtained a warrant, charging Lyter as a parole absconder and requested the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to apprehend him.

Deputy marshals from the Harrisburg office investigated and learned that Lyter fled to Illinois.

Yesterday, deputy marshals in the Northern District of Illinois arrested Lyter in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Glen Ellyn, Illinois without incident.  He was committed to the Cook County Prison to await extradition to Pennsylvania.

United States Marshal Pane stated, “The U.S.  Marshals Service is dedicated to its sex offender apprehension mission and prioritizes offenders who repeatedly violate their registration requirements.  They will be tracked down and brought to justice.”

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 designated the USMS as the federal agency responsible for helping local and state authorities to locate and arrest convicted sex offenders who fail to comply with their registration requirements.

The USMS Fugitive Task Force in the Middle District of Pennsylvania is comprised of 21 state, county and local police agencies; including the Pennsylvania State Police and Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole

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