Wisconsin Seeks to Revoke Geyser's Release After Escape

Wisconsin authorities have petitioned a state court to revoke the conditional release of Morgan Geyser, the 23-year-old woman who as a 12-year-old stabbed a classmate 19 times in 2014 to appease the fictional horror character Slender Man. Geyser escaped from a supervised group home in Madison on Saturday night and was recaptured the following evening in Posen, Illinois, about 170 miles away.

According to the Department of Corrections, Geyser removed her GPS monitoring bracelet with scissors before leaving the facility with a 43-year-old companion. The pair boarded an overnight bus to Illinois, intending to reach Nashville, Tennessee, but stopped in Posen after running out of money. Police found them sleeping on a sidewalk outside a truck stop. Geyser initially refused to provide her name, telling officers she had "done something really bad" and suggesting they search her online. She did not resist extradition during a Chicago court appearance on Tuesday and was returned to Wisconsin, where she is now held in Waukesha County Jail.

The companion, identified as Chad Charly Mecca, told investigators the escape stemmed from Geyser's fear that group home rules would prevent their...