SEATTLE – A violent sex offender who fled Canada has been charged with a second crime in Seattle.
The Seattle City Attorney’s Office accused Michael Sean Stanley on Monday of resisting arrest related to an October incident. He was previously charged with harassment.
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Authorities have said they are exploring other possible charges against Stanley, whose bail is currently set at $100,000. His court-appointed attorney did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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Stanley was released from jail in Canada in April 2011 after completing a 32-month sentence for assault and forcible confinement.
He was being monitored by police in recent months but cut off his electronic-monitoring bracelet and was able to cross into the United States.
Canadian authorities have decided not to seek his extradition.
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