A Massachusetts man known as the “Bad Breath Rapist” who fled after he was convicted in 2007 of rape has been arrested in California.
Tuen Kit Lee was arrested in California on Tuesday after being on the run for 16 years, a U.S. Marshals press release said. Lee was believed to have fled Massachusetts, but investigators didn’t know where he was until the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS) developed information that the fugitive was in northern California.
Investigators sent information to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in northern California and, with the help of local police in Danville, California, were able to track down and arrest Lee. Authorities from Massachusetts traveled to California to assist local law enforcement in the arrest.
“There are violent offenders out there who believe they can commit crimes and not be held accountable…
