Marshall man convicted of sex crimes dodged prison, caught in Ariz.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Daniel Teed of Marshall, whowas supposed to self-report to federal prison last month for his role in the abuse of a 16-year-old girl at group sex parties, has been captured in Arizona and faces new charges that are certain to add to his 10-year sentence.

U.S. marshals caught Teed, 56, in Flagstaff on Monday after a nationwide manhunt.

Sentenced in the sex case in October, Teed was supposed to surrender himself tofederal prison by Jan. 5.

He didn’t show up, and the marshals searched for him in several states. They eventually tracked him to Flagstaff, where he was using an alias and had tried to disguisehimself.

He’ll be returned to federal court in Pittsburgh to facea new indictment charging him with failing to register as a sex offender and skipping out on his sentence.

Teed’s original case involved preying on a 10thgrader prostituted by a former Beaver County basketballcoach, Ralph Ruprecht.

Ruprecht, who is serving 16 years in prison for rape, arranged for sex parties with underage girls and adult women at hotels and an apartment in the Strip District.

One of the girls was a 16year-old who was forced to have sex with groups of menin 2015 and 2016.

Teed, who formerly operated a trucking company and once ran for the state Legislature, was one of Ruprecht’s customers. He admitted that he sexually abused the girl with Ruprecht and that he knew she was16. The girl is in foster care. At the time of his sentencing, Teed said he would “take full responsibility for the actions I have been a part of.” His family asked for leniency, saying he was a good guy who made a “mistake.”

Thejudge said what Teed did was no mistake and handed him a 10-year sentence and 20 years of probation.