Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser signs extradition papers, will return to Wisconsin to await charges
Posen Police Department COOK COUNTY, Ill. (CBS 58) -- After escaping her supervised home in Madison, Wisconsin, Morgan Geyser signed extradition papers in Cook County Criminal Court on Tuesday, which will return her to Waukesha County.
Entering the courtroom for a brief hearing just after 11 a.m., CBS 58 crews watched as Geyser showed she signed a waiver of extradition.
The now 23-year-old is one of the women behind the Slender Man stabbing in Waukesha County back in 2014.
Geyser cut off her monitoring bracelet Saturday night, Nov. 22, and was found with another person in Posen, Illinois about 24 hours later.
Geyser was arrested without incident. Bodycam video captured her arrest.
Once back in Waukesha County, Wisconsin's Department of Health Services (DHS) will then decide whether to revoke her conditional release.
Any charges related to the escape will be filed in Dane County, where it happened.
CBS 58 spoke with Geyser’s attorney, Tony Cotton, who talked about her escape and arrest. He said he believes it was spontaneous and "not well thought out."
"It was probably just one of these sort of impulsive decisions and impulsive nonviolent decision to just experience freedom, if you will, for a brief period of time. And obviously I say it's short-sighted because the consequences are bad for her."
CBS 58 asked what Geyser's future now looks like.
"Even though this is a setback, it demonstrates that she's not a violent person. She didn't do anything violent and didn't have any weapons on her," Cotton said. "The doctors will have to evaluate her and reach their own conclusion about whether cutting off an ankle bracelet makes somebody violent. If they see that as a violent act, I would be surprised, or if they think that increases her risk level, I'd be surprised on that as well."
Years earlier, Geyser had pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the stabbing of her classmate, Payton Leutner. At the time, they were both 12 years old.
The grisly attack gripped the public’s attention and became the subject of heavy news coverage at the time, raising questions about how parents can keep tabs on everything kids consume online, and how they can be sure their children can truly separate reality from fantasy.
The crime was said to be inspired by the fictitious character Slender Man.