Suspect seen on "Most Wanted" captured in Medford

Suspect seen on "Most Wanted" captured in Medford

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Story Published: Oct 31, 2006 at 12:54 PM PST

Story Updated: Apr 14, 2009 at 2:10 PM PST

By The Associated Press

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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - He was profiled on "America's Most Wanted" on TV last month.
     
And now he's been arrested in Oregon.
     
A Texas man charged with more than 500 sex acts with a child was arrested by federal marshals last week at a Medford-area motel.
     
John Clarence Farris failed to appear for a plea hearing in Guadalupe County, Texas, on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child that could send him to prison for 99 years.
     
Now, he also faces federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
     
A tip that Farris was living as a panhandler on the streets in the Medford area led to the arrest. He's awaiting hearings on extradition to Texas.
     
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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