Alleged Lodi Child Rapist Caught After Massive Manhunt

STOCKTON (CBS13) — A registered sex offender on the run since last Thursday night was arrested after an around-the-clock manhunt by Lodi Police and U.S. Marshals.

John Ganoe is accused of luring a 13-year-old girl to a motel on Cherokee Lane and raping her. He allegedly held her at knifepoint overnight, threatening the girl not to leave. Police say he finally released her the next morning. He then vanished.

"John Ganoe was somebody we needed to get into custody," said Lodi Police Det. Hettie Schaeffer. "We needed to make sure he wasn't going to victimize anyone else."

Ganoe lived in Lodi, but was convicted in Florida back in 2006 of possessing a photo showing a sexual performance by a child.

After a manhunt spanning more than 100 consecutive hours, involving Lodi and Stockton police as well as U.S. Marchals, Ganoe was found in Stockton on Monday. He was taken into custody without incident. his bail is set at $450,000.