SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A fugitive who has been on the run since 2013, was taken into custody by members of the United States Marshals Service in New Orleans.

Shawn Brooks, 37, was captured on Sept. 5 hiding in a neighbor’s attic on 3rd Street.

Brooks has been wanted by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida since 2013 for 15 counts of sexually related offenses, involving minors.

In 2015, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office also issued warrants for Brooks for 11 counts of sex crimes involving minors.

“Our teams will never stop looking for violent fugitives, no matter how long they are on the run. Anyone who hurts a child will be at the top of our list,” said U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott.

Elliott added the fugitive case proved difficult as Brooks had stolen identities over the

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