According to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service, Corey Matthew Maikranz was arrested at a hotel in Sevierville at 1410 Winfield Dunn Parkway.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. — The Eastern District of Tennessee U.S. Marshals Service Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force has arrested and charged a 36-year-old man who was on Pennsylvania’s Top 5 Most Wanted List.
According to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service, Corey Matthew Maikranz was arrested at a hotel in Sevierville at 1410 Winfield Dunn Parkway. He was wanted for child rape and other sex offenses involving multiple juvenile victims, according to the release.
U.S. Marshals said he has a history of offenses against children. He was arrested in 2016 and charged with “brutally” beating a 3-year-old in Upper Paxton Township, PA. Maikranz pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
“Protection of our children is our most fundamental duty as a society. It is an awesome day when we can take away the freedom of an animal like this, who has violated the innocence of young victims,” U.S. Marshal David Jolley said. “As a father and grandfather, the crimes this guy has committed are incomprehensible and I especially don’t appreciate that he thought he could run to East Tennessee and hide in his attempt to flee from justice. I would like to commend the deputy U.S. Marshals and the Pennsylvania State Police for their excellent investigative work in tracking down this subject. You can run, but you can’t hide. Come here, and we will be waiting with handcuffs.”
Maikranz was sent to the Sevier County Jail and booked in as a fugitive from justice. He will be extradited back to Pennsylvania, the release said.