{"id":162654,"date":"2026-04-10T20:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162654\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:09:08","slug":"convicted-sex-offender-wanted-out-of-pittsburgh-on-rape-charge-arrested-in-north-carolina-officials-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162654\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted sex offender wanted out of Pittsburgh on rape charge arrested in North Carolina: officials \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A man wanted out of Pittsburgh was arrested in North Carolina on Friday, officials say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Earl Kenney Jr. was charged by Pittsburgh police with rape of a juvenile, child endangerment and failure to register as a sex offender after an August 2025 incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Officials say he was also wanted by the state corrections department for a parole violation following an involuntary sexual intercourse conviction in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The marshals service was requested to help find Kenney, who they learned may have fled to North Carolina. He was ultimately arrested in Charlotte on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThe members of the Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force worked diligently to locate Earl Kenney Jr. in North Carolina,\u201d U.S. Marshal Stephen Eberle said. \u201cAnd with the cooperation and quick actions of our Marshal Services counterparts in North Carolina, this dangerous individual is now off the streets and in custody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man wanted out of Pittsburgh was arrested in North Carolina on Friday, officials say. 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