Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf has announced that Kayla Michelle Simpson has been located and apprehended in Fort Payne, Alabama by investigators from the Dekalb County Sheriff’s office. The Geary County Sheriff’s office is working with the Geary County Attorney’s office to secure extradition for Simpson so she may be returned to Kansas.

Wolf said Simpson is also being held without bond pending a first court appearance, and is charged in Dekalb County, Alabama for alleged violation of the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act.

On September 21 the Geary County Sheriff’s Department had issued a release that they began  investigating allegations during the second week of this month that a Registered Sex Offender in Junction City was having unlawful contact with a minor child contrary to a No Contact Order issued by the Geary County District Court. On September 20 the Sheriff’s office conducted a search warrant at 705 West 7th Street and seized evidence supporting the allegations. The suspect Kayla Michelle Simpson, was not present during the execution of the search warrant and remained at large.

The Sheriff’s Department said at that time that Simpson was wanted on two felony violations of the Offender Registration Act, one count of Felony Violation of a No Contact Order, one count of Felony Probation Violation, Contributing to a Child’s Misconduct and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was also wanted by Junction City Municipal Court for alleged Failure to Appear.

Wolf said the Sheriff’s office would like to thank the public for their participation and assistance in keeping the community safe. He noted there were a multitude of Crime Stoppers tips received in this case.