A convicted sex offender who has been on the run for 17 years after attempting to rape a woman in Virginia was arrested Friday by US Marshals in Atlanta.
Gustav Schilling had been convicted of dragging a woman into the woods and attempting to rape her. He disappeared in 2006 while on probation after facing new charges.
Schilling went to a concert in Henrico County, Virginia, in 1995, according to authorities, who said he was wearing a mask when he grabbed a woman, dragged her into the woods and attempted to rape her. The woman managed to escape and notified the police. Later that year, Schilling was convicted of kidnapping and attempted rape.
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A convicted sex offender who has been on the run for 17 years after attempting to rape a woman in Virginia was arrested Friday by US Marshals in Atlanta, Georgia.
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In 2000, he was released from prison and paroled. Residents of one neighborhood accused him of “voyeuristic behaviour”. Authorities said he disappeared after work in August 2006. A warrant for failing to register as a sex offender was issued in September 2006.
Investigators discovered in 2022 that Schilling was using an alias, David Layton, and that he may have been in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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Gustav Schilling had been convicted of dragging a woman into the woods and attempting to rape her. He disappeared in 2006 while on probation after facing new charges.
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Deputy sheriffs saw Schilling leave a construction site near Lindbergh Drive and Armand Road on Jan. 27, the US Marshals Service said, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. He was arrested by sheriffs and taken to the Fulton County Detention Center.
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“The US Marshals Service will never stop our search for violent fugitives,” said Chief Deputy US Marshal JB Stevens. “The mission of improving public safety, keeping our local communities safer, and ensuring that sex offenders are properly monitored is paramount. We are honored that it is our responsibility. No matter how long a fugitive is on the run, we will find them.”
