• Morgan Geyser, 23, a notorious Slender Man stabbing perpetrator, escaped from a Wisconsin group home.
• She was found at a truck stop in Illinois after cutting off her electronic monitoring device.
• Geyser and her accomplice committed the 2014 attack on classmate Payton Leutner.
• Her attorney urged her to surrender, emphasizing the importance of her safety.
• Geyser had been released under supervision from a psychiatric facility prior to her escape.

Morgan Geyser, who captivated national attention for her role in the 2014 "Slender Man stabbing," was taken into custody on Sunday after escaping from a group home in Wisconsin. The 23-year-old cut off her electronic monitoring device and left the facility on Saturday night, prompting a police search that ended with her arrest near Chicago, Illinois, approximately 165 miles away from where she fled, according to latimes, indiatimes, and bbc.

Geyser was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday with an adult acquaintance before she vanished. Her plea deal involved wearing a monitoring bracelet as part of her conditional release from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute, where she had spent seven years, as stated by npr and bbc. The alert regarding her disappearance was not communicated to law enforcement until Sunday morning, leading to initial confusion about her location.

Her attorney, Tony Cotton, emphasized the urgency for Geyser to turn herself in, stating in an Instagram video, “It’s not in your best interest to handle this matter that way.” Cotton expressed concerns over her welfare and recent activities that could have led to her escape, as reported by latimes and npr.

Geyser and her accomplice lured their classmate, Payton Leutner, to a park in 2014 when they were both 12 years old. During the attack, Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times while her friend encouraged her. Remarkably, Leutner survived and has since made a recovery, a fact highlighted by indiatimes and bbc.

After their psychological evaluations determined they were not guilty of the charges due to mental disease or defect, both girls were committed to mental health facilities. Geyser was released earlier this year under supervision, which involved living in a group home, reports npr and latimes.