Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest of Rapist Who'd Been on Run for 29 Years as He Allegedly Tried Giving False Name

Mar. 15, 2025

George Hartleroad.Photo:Dane County Jail; West Des Moines Police

Dane County Jail; West Des Moines Police

A Wisconsin man convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping who’d been a fugitive for nearly three decades has been caught — allegedly after he gave officers the name of a dead man.

Subsequently, the officer is heard telling Hartleroad, “Alright brother, time to be honest with me, OK? So the info you give me comes back to a dead guy. Gregory Stallins is dead.”

Hartleroad insists that he’s Stallins, and that he’s alive, but the officer keeps questioning him, the video shows.

“You’re Gregory, you’re just not dead?” the officer asks.

“I’m not dead,” Hartleroad responds.

George Hartleroad.West Des Moines Police

West Des Moines Police

But after another officer arrives, Hartleroad gives his actual name. After that, the video shows police looking him up in a database — and learning that he’s been on the run since 1995.

CNN and KCCI further reported, that authorities say Hartleroad wasconvicted of rapeas well.

The court records show he was convicted after he forced a woman into sexual activity at knifepoint. He also put her in his trunk and tied her to a tree, per WISN.

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It wasn’t immediately clear if he has entered pleas or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.

source: people.com