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Two Men Arrested in Portland on Sex Offense Charges in Other States

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The U.S. Marshals Service is announcing the arrest in Portland of two men facing sex offense charges in other states.

They say 42-year-old Samuel Linkert has been wanted since 2022 in Minnesota for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree.

The Marshals Service also says 79-year-old Raymond Sylvester was wanted in New Hampshire for failing to register as a sex offender out of Concord. A warrant for Sylvester’s arrest was issued June 1, 2024. He has 3 underlying criminal conviction for Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault (Victim under 13-years-old)

Both men are charged as fugitives from justice and are waiting for extradition back to their states.

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