Post by Scumhunter on Nov 4, 2018 0:22:41 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Al.com)
From al.com
Authorities are searching for a 54-year-old man wanted in connection with a child sex abuse case.
Dale County sheriff's Chief Deputy Mason Bynum said investigators were notified on Aug. 24 by the Department of Human Resources about a sexual abuse allegation. During the course of the investigation, detectives obtained enough information to secure an arrest warrant for Kent Leo Fry.
Additional details about the alleged crime weren't released.
He is charged with sex abuse of a child under the age of 12, Bynum said. "Based on statements and other investigative measures, we believe Fry has fled the area to avoid arrest,'' he said.
The search for Fry is being turned over the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force. Anyone with information on Fry's whereabouts is asked to call the Dale County Sheriff's Office at 334-774-2335.
www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/09/search_underway_for_suspect_in.html
Additional article: www.dothanfirst.com/news/breaking-news/breaking-critter-getter-wanted-for-alleged-sexual-abuse-of-a-child/1425214823
Thoughts? According to articles, Fry was well known in the Wiregrass region (a geographic region in the south that encompasses parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida) as the "Critter Getter." I'm assuming what I found on Yelp is how he got that nickname as it seems like he was involved in some kind of extermination business that specialized in the removal of unique animals (aside from your typical rodents- snakes skunks possums etc...) from homes. It is now said to be closed and it has a website which you can only view via archives which would further make sense to it being associated with Kent Fry:
m.yelp.com/biz/critter-getter-daleville-2
web.archive.org/web/20180818071316/http://www.thecrittergetteral.com/
In any case, I am assuming Fry is still at large as of this posting date (11/4/2018), since I see no articles stating otherwise and considering his status as somewhat of a local celebrity. However, if anyone ever has any updates/proof-of-updates one way or the other, they are more welcome to let us know.
And in my best John Walsh mid-2000's AMW-voiceover impression as I can do- "Kent Leo Fry was known as the critter getter. Well tonight, thanks to his alleged sickening actions, our viewers are going to make him the prey."
UPDATE: As of February 2020 anyone with information on this fugitive's whereabouts can also call or text "In Pursuit" on the Investigation Discovery channel at 833-378-7783 and/or submit a tip at the show's website: www.InPursuitTips.com
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