{"id":63962,"date":"2025-12-18T03:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T03:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/63962\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T03:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T03:43:31","slug":"fugitive-on-pennsylvania-most-wanted-list-arrested-in-sevierville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/63962\/","title":{"rendered":"Fugitive on Pennsylvania Most Wanted List arrested in Sevierville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) \u2014 A child rape suspect who was placed on Pennsylvania\u2019s Top Five Most Wanted list was arrested Wednesday in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wate.com\/tag\/sevierville\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sevierville;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sevierville<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The U.S. Marshals Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force arrested Corey Matthew Maikranz at a hotel at 1410 Winfield Dunn Parkway. The 36-year-old was wanted out of Pennsylvania for child rape and other sex offenses involving multiple juvenile victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/news\/knox-county-news\/knoxville-man-accused-of-leading-deputies-28-minute-pursuit-hitting-patrol-cars\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Knoxville man accused of leading deputies 28-minute pursuit, hitting patrol cars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Knoxville man accused of leading deputies 28-minute pursuit, hitting patrol cars <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pennsylvania State Police had added Maikranz to the state\u2019s Five Most Wanted List. According to a release from U.S. Marshals, Maikranz has a history of offenses against children. He was charged with brutally beating a three-year-old child in 2016 and later pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a child and endangering the welfare of a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was transported to the Sevier County Jail where he awaits extradition back to Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cProtection 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,\u201d said Eastern District of Tennessee U.S. Marshal David Jolley. \u201cAs a father and grandfather, the crimes this guy has committed are incomprehensible and I especially don\u2019t appreciate that he thought he could run to East Tennessee and hide in his attempt to flee from justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/news\/top-stories\/?ipid=topstoriespromo-link%20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u25b6 See more top stories on WATE.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> \u25b6 See more top stories on WATE.com  <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI would like to commend the deputy U.S. Marshals and the Pennsylvania State Police for their excellent investigative work in tracking down this subject. 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