Escaped Slender Man defendant Morgan Geyser will return to Wisconsin

Slender Man stabbing defendant Morgan Geyser will be returned to Wisconsin after her arrest in Illinois over the weekend for escaping from a Madison group home.

Geyser appeared in a Posen, Illinois, courtroom on Nov. 25, waiving her right to an extradition hearing and clearing the way for her to soon be returned to Wisconsin.

It’s not clear exactly when she will be back in the state.

Luciano Panici, the Illinois circuit court judge presiding over the hearing, indicated Wisconsin officials have 30 days to transport her and expressed the hope the task would be completed sooner.

Geyser’s court appearance follows a 24-hour search that began when the 23-year-old escaped from a Madison group home.

Geyser and Chad “Charly” Mecca, 43, were arrested at an Illinois truck stop on Nov. 23 after authorities say Geyser cut off her ankle monitor and left the Madison group home, YoYo Quality Care.

Geyser and co-defendant Anissa Weier were charged in 2014 with the attempted killing of their friend and classmate, Payton Leutner. Geyser stabbed Leutner stabbed 19 times.

All three girls were 12 years old at the time.

Geyser and Weier said they believed they were carrying out the bidding of Slender Man, a fictional online character.

They were found not guilty by reason of mental defect or disease in 2017 and sentenced to mental confinement, Weier for 25 years, and Geyser for 40 years.

Geyser was granted conditional release earlier this year after a judge he saw no risk to the public or to herself.

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Chris Ramirez covers courts for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at caramirez@usatodayco.com.