Citizen tip helps Kent police arrest escaped child rapist
Apr 13, 2012, 5:52 AM | Updated: 6:33 am
An escaped child rapist is behind bars after police in Kent used a citizen tip to set up a meeting and make the capture.
A man who knows Chris M. Smith saw him featured on a local “Most Wanted” TV show and called police, offering to set up a meeting.
Police agreed but when Smith showed up and saw officers approaching, he ran. A police dog tracked him to a nearby apartment building where he was arrested.
Smith was wanted for escaping from a community custody facility. He was convicted of raping a 7-year-old boy he was babysitting.
