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Fugitive who plays leading role in film arrested after movie gets publicity

Actors Katie Hemming and Jason Stange discuss a scene during filming for the movie 'Marla Mae' in Olympia, Wash on July 21, 2015. Tony Overman / The Olympian via AP

TACOMA, Wash. – A fugitive has been arrested after federal agents saw his photo in a Washington state newspaper that ran a story about a low-budget horror movie.

The News Tribune reports that 44-year-old Jason Stange, a convicted bank robber, plays a leading role in the movie Marla Mae. The Olympian newspaper ran a feature story on the film Friday with photos that showed Stange on the film set in Olympia.

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Federal agents tracked down Stange and arrested him Friday at a restaurant near the set.

Stange pleaded guilty to an armed bank robbery in 2006 and was given a prison sentence of more than nine years. A federal probation violation warrant was issued last year after Stange left a halfway house.

The film’s producer says Stange will remain in the film, scheduled for release next year.

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