The U.S. Marshals Service announced Monday that a Massachusetts man wanted by police on child pornography charges was found after months in hiding at a remote campground in Woodstock, Connecticut.
Stephen Labrecque, 40, is charged with child pornography, filming intimate parts of a child, intimidation of a witness, reckless endangerment of a child, intimidation of a minor, lewd conduct, assault and to a peace officer. He was wanted on numerous charges, including assault. Service said.
Police in Franklin and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were unable to track down Labrecque on their own, so they asked sheriff's officials for help, according to the statement.
Labrecque is in the custody of Connecticut State Police on suspicion of being a fugitive and is awaiting extradition to Massachusetts to face a number of other charges, the statement said.
said Lawrence Bobnick, Deputy U.S. Marshal for the District of Connecticut. boston globe Labrecque's long-awaited “high-risk” arrest would not have been possible without the cooperation of all involved departments, from local to federal.
“Despite extraordinary efforts to evade capture, Mr. Labrecque's arrest is a testament to the tenacity of the USMS Violent Fugitive Task Force and our mutual mission to improve the safety of the communities we serve. “The above demonstrates the incredible value that partnerships with law enforcement have,” Bobnick said.
