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Escaped child porn suspect from Tennesssee arrested in Pinellas County, sheriff says

Sean Williams Arrest
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TAMPA, Fla. — Just hours after the FBI asked for the public's help to locate an escaped prisoner, he was captured in Pinellas County.

The FBI said Sean Williams was spotted in Pinellas County on Monday after escaping federal custody in mid-October.

Then, Tuesday night around 9:00 P.M., Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies responded to 11505 Walsingham Road in reference to a suspicious person call. Williams was later arrested without incident after being tracked down by a K-9 Officer and his partner.

According to the FBI, Williams was being transported from a detention facility in Kentucky to a federal courthouse in Greenville, Tennessee, when he escaped. He was in custody for three counts of production of child sexual abuse material and one count of distribution of cocaine.

According to the Nashville Tennessean, Williams "is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting more than 50 unconscious women in incidents he allegedly captured in photos and videos. He's also accused of sexually assaulting two children, including a baby under 2 years old."