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Fugitive non-complaint registered sex offender Matthew Ray Epperson has been apprehended and extradited back to Steuben County from Marion County, Tennessee. Epperson was booked into the Steuben County Jail on 09/12/2017 at around 4:30 pm. Epperson is being held without bond on 2 counts of felony failure to register as a sex or violent offender and one count of failure to appear. The details of his arrest in Tennessee were not available. Epperson has been a fugitive since Mid-March of 2017 when he allegedly failed to register as a sex or violent offender in Steuben County and then went into hiding. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all those who assisted with tips and information.

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