Bourbon County authorities arrest alleged Washington child molester
By Ty Albright •
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An alleged child molester out of the state of Washington was arrested in southeast Kansas. Read the full press release from the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office below:
On 5/10/23, the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from the US Marshall Service in reference to a Garrett Morrell, who was using the alias of DJ or Dustin Bradley. Morrell had active felony warrants out of the state of Washington since 2020 for 4 counts of Child Molestation in the First Degree.
On 5/11/23, the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office were able to track down Morrell to a rural area of Bourbon County. Morrell fled from law enforcement and Bourbon County Deputies, with assistance from the Fort Scott Police Department, were able to get Morrell into custody after a short manhunt.
Morrell is currently awaiting extradition back to Pierce County, Washington.
