Slender Man stabber found at Illinois truck stop; companion charged, extradition hearing set

📌 Key Facts

• Morgan Geyser, 23, was located early Monday and taken into custody at a truck stop in Posen, Illinois, after officers responding to a loitering call found her and a male companion sleeping on a sidewalk behind the truck stop.
• Geyser was with a 42-year-old man who was charged with criminal trespassing and obstructing identification after initially giving a false name; he was later released from custody.
• An extradition hearing for Geyser is scheduled in Cook County on Monday; the companion said police told her Geyser will be sent back to the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
• Geyser has been living in a group home since being released earlier this year from Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections received an ankle-monitor malfunction alert Saturday night and learned about two hours later that Geyser had removed the monitor; Madison police say they were not notified of her disappearance for nearly 12 hours.
• According to the companion, the pair took a bus to Chicago and then walked roughly 20 miles to Posen, stopping when Geyser injured her foot.
• When questioned by Posen officers, Geyser repeatedly refused to identify herself, said she had 'done something really bad,' and at one point told officers they could 'just Google' her name before confirming her identity.
• Geyser’s attorney, Tony Cotton, said it’s unclear whether she left the group home voluntarily and raised concerns that she may have been exploited by older men.

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