Search for Video Fugitive Ends in Nevada

Oct 17, 07:22 AM

Current Headlines: The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS

A fugitive accused in the videotaped molestation of a 3-year-old girl was arrested quietly during a traffic stop, telling the officer, "I'm tired of running," police said.

Chester "Chet" Arthur Stiles, 37, was scheduled for a hearing today. He was pulled over late Monday in Henderson for not having a license plate and admitted his identity after police said his license looked suspicious, authorities said.

Stiles had been wanted since Oct. 5 on warrants issued for 21 felony charges in connection with the acts seen on the videotape.

The charges include lewdness with a minor, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault, Las Vegas police Capt. Vincent Cannito said.

The videotape, found in the Nevada town of Pahrump last month, had prompted an intense search for the young girl who appeared in it. When the girl, now 7, was found on Sept. 28, authorities shifted their resources to finding Stiles.

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