Marshals capture child rape suspect in Louisiana

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Marshals capture child rape suspect in Louisiana

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DECATUR, MEIGS COUNTY -

(WRCB) – Thursday morning around 2:00 a.m., William Earl Knight was taken into custody by Deputy U.S. Marshals in Louisiana without incident.

He is accused of the repeated rape of a minor over the course of several years.

Knight is currently being extradited back to Meigs county on charges of rape of a minor.

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