TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A former U.S. Army Captain stationed at Fort Huachuca who was convicted of child molestation years ago has been arrested by federal agents.

Christopher Wilkinson was captured by U.S. Marshals and will be extradited to Cochise County.

In February 2021, Wilkinson was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and indecent exposure.

In 2024, 13 News’ Mary Coleman did a Crime Files story about Wilkinson. You can watch that story in the video player above.

He was sentenced to three years in prison and discharged from the Army. He was scheduled to be court-martialed, but didn’t show up for that hearing and had been on the run ever since.

The Marshals Service told 13 News last year that there was a chance Wilkinson fled to another country and that his military tra

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