An international fugitive and child sex offender from Georgia was arrested Saturday in Mexico after nearly five years of evading police.
Brad A. Hatter was arrested in 2005 in Gwinnett County, Georgia after he attempted to meet with a 9-year-old girl for sexual activity. He arranged the meeting after initially contacting the potential victim online. Authorities arrested him at the meeting location.
Two years later, Hatter was found guilty of attempting to induce a minor to engage in sexual activity and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
But according to police, he stopped reporting to his probation officer, stopped registering as a sex offender and began hiding from authorities.
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(Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)
Parole officers then sought help from the US Marshals Service.
Investigators discovered in a five-year search for Hatter that he fled the US to the Philippines. Authorities eventually saw him in Mexico, where he worked as a school teacher.
US Marshals worked with Mexican authorities to apprehend him. He was arrested on Saturday.
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Gwinnett County Police Vehicle
(Gwinnett County Police)
Hatter was transported to Georgia on Sunday and detained.
“Since 2018, Mr. Hatter has been looking over his shoulder, knowing that one day the Deputy United States Marshals would find him,” Thomas Brown, US Marshal for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a statement.
Investigators discovered in a five-year search for Hatter that he fled the US to the Philippines. Authorities eventually saw him in Mexico, where he worked as a school teacher.
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“Saturday, December 3, that day arrived. The US marshals did not give up their hunt. Hatter is now back where he belongs, in the custody of the United States government,” the statement continued.
