Aug 02, 2024

Iowa police nab Wisconsin fugitive who's been at large almost 30 years

Posted Aug 02, 2024 8:02 PM

(Radio Iowa) - A felon who walked away from a Madison, Wisconsin, halfway house in 1994 has been captured in Iowa.

Seventy-one-year-old George Hartleroad was convicted of rape in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, in 1983. Several weeks ago, Hartleroad was busted in West Des Moines for not having a rear reflector on his bicycle. Police say he first gave a fake name, eventually gave his real name, and cops quickly learned he was on the run.

Hartleroad was known as "Homeless Greg" in West Des Moines. He's now in jail in Madison, Wisconsin.