The transgender person who was arrested alongside 'Slender Man' stabber Morgan Geyser said the younger escapee "ran because of me."

Chad 'Charly' Mecca , 43, was found Sunday (November 23) with Geyser at a truck stop in Posen, Illinois , more than 150 miles away from the care home where the 23-year-old escaped from one day prior. Mecca, who was referred to by police as "he" but identifies as transgender and was called "she" by Geyser, was issued a citation for criminal trespassing and obstructing identification and has since been released from custody, taking full responsibility for the escapee during an interview with WKOW .

“She ran because of me,” Mecca said, adding that Geyser fled the group home because they were taking away her visitation.

“She sobbed, she’s like, ‘They

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