South Precinct detectives, with the assistance of an MNPD helicopter, this afternoon arrested Ashley Shannon Wright, 37, who has been on the run since last month regarding two felony warrants for sexual exploitation of a minors.
In response to a Crime Stoppers tip, detectives spotted Wright leaving an Antioch Pike storage unit. He was followed from the air and drove to the nearby Sam’s Club. An undercover team moved in and tackled Wright in the parking lot as he left his vehicle. He was carrying a gun.
Wright came under investigation after the MNPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit received information that sexual images depicting children were on an Internet account linked to Wright. Hundreds of additional images were later found on his home computer pursuant to a search warrant.
East Precinct officers spotted Wright May 5 in a Honda Odyssey van and tried to stop it. Wright fled and evaded apprehension.
Wright has just been booked on the sexual exploitation of a minor counts, as well as charges of felony evading arrest, reckless driving, and misdemeanor possession of meth. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $55,000.
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