courtesy: US Weekly
Former MTV reality star Connor Smith has been arrested in Florida after being on the run from police for a year in Illinois.
With the help of the Pinellas County Sheriff, the Are You the One? alum was booked into custody on Thursday, where he is being held without bond, as confirmed by Us Weekly through online records.
As per the reports of Fox 32, Connor has been on the run since February 2023 after he was accused of chatting with a detective posing as an underage girl.
At the time, police had informed Chicago news affiliate that Connor had arrived at a mall’s parking lot to meet who he thought was the underage girl for a sexual encounter.
Soon after pulling up into the parking lot, police said he spotted sheriff’s officers approaching his pickup truck. He proceeded to drive off in hopes of evading arrest.
A nation wide arrest warrant was issued by the Lake County Sheriff’s office on charges of grooming, traveling to meet a minor and disseminating harmful material.
Connor was ultimately arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office at a Clearwater, Florida address.
