A 23-year-old Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate nearly to death 11 years ago to please the fictional horror character Slender Man has been captured in Illinois after cutting off a monitoring bracelet, leaving a group home and going missing, Madison, Wisconsin officials said late Sunday night .

Morgan Geyser was found at a truck stop in Posen, Illinois, the Posen Police Department confirmed early Monday. Posen is about 25 miles south of Chicago and 170 miles south of Madison.

Geyser was found with a 42-year-old friend who was charged with criminal trespassing and obstructing identification, Posen police said. The friend has since been released from custody.

Geyser had been last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance, city officials said.

The Madison Police De

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