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Fugitive on the lam for 2 months arrested by U-S Marshals in Des Moines

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October 25th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa — [KCCI] – The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a fugitive they say has been on the run for almost two months after cutting off an ankle monitor. Investigators say 25-year-old Kyle Boutchee was located at an apartment off of School Street around 2 p.m. Thursday. According to reports, he jumped from a second-floor window to get away from authorities. Boutchee was taken into custody at 10th Street and Keosauqua Way.

The Marshals Service says Boutchee was initially sentenced to more than five years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. That was in 2020. He was furloughed in May and placed on house arrest. Then, on Aug. 28, officials say he cut off his ankle monitor and disappeared.

Boutchee is now being taken to the Polk County Jail.