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Kansas fugitive arrested in Mon County

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A subject wanted on an outstanding warrant for sex crimes has been arrested in Monongalia County and is being held in the North Central Regional Jail.

Police got a tip that Jacob Hammer, 23, was in the area of a home on Community Drive and had an outstanding warrant from Wichita, Kansas for sexual exploitation of a child.

Police said Hammer was taken into custody without incident.





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