KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A child rape suspect who was placed on Pennsylvania’s Top Five Most Wanted list was arrested Wednesday in Sevierville.
The U.S. Marshals Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force arrested Corey Matthew Maikranz at a hotel at 1410 Winfield Dunn Parkway. The 36-year-old was wanted out of Pennsylvania for child rape and other sex offenses involving multiple juvenile victims.
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Pennsylvania State Police had added Maikranz to the state’s Five Most Wanted List. According to a release from U.S. Marshals, Maikranz has a history of offenses against children. He was charged with brutally beating a three-year-old child in 2016 and later pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
He was transported to the Sevier County Jail where he awaits extradition back to Pennsylvania…