Moment convicted rapist who was on the run for three DECADES is finally caught after making foolish mistake

A 71-year-old convicted rapist who has been connected nan tally for 30 years was taken into custody aft he was stopped by postulation constabulary in Iowa for breaking a elemental rule. 

George Hartleroad was stopped by officers for not having a rear reflector connected his bicycle successful West Des Moines successful June. 

Video shows nan bearded fugitive place himself arsenic 'Gregory Stallins' and show nan serviceman that he is homeless man surviving successful Iowa since 1991 erstwhile they asked him for identification. 

But suspecting that thing whitethorn beryllium incorrect aft realizing that nan personification down Hartleroad's clone othername was dead, nan serviceman recovered him again astir 30 minutes later and began to mobility him further.

'I don't want to apprehension you for nan stopping without a rear reflector because, for illustration I told you, I extremity group to fto them cognize because I don't want it to beryllium your responsibility erstwhile you get hit, but if I can't verify who you are and nan info you did springiness maine comes backmost to nobody,' nan serviceman told Hartleroad.

'In fact, it comes backmost to different people. That's a bigger issue,' nan bull added.

In nan video, nan serviceman past asks nan fugitive whether he has immoderate apprehension warrants against his sanction and requests to spot his driver's license.

But Hartleroad sticks to his declare that he's Stallins and opportunity that he has not 'had a driver's licence successful years.'

The serviceman yet reveals that he knows Stallinsis dormant and warns Hartleroad to show nan truth astir his identity.

'Time to beryllium honorable pinch me, OK? So, nan info you gave maine comes backmost to a dormant guy. Gregory Stallins is dead,' nan serviceman tin beryllium heard threatening. 

But Hartleroad refuses to springiness up his existent personality and continues to insist that he is Stallins. 

'You're Gregory, you're conscionable not dead?' nan baffled serviceman asks. 

'I'm not dead,' Hartleroad responds.

At 1 point, nan cop asks him to region his chapeau and glasses truthful he tin get a image for facial nickname which is erstwhile the fugitive admits to his existent identity. 

The serviceman past learned he had been wanted by authorities successful Wisconsin since 1994 erstwhile he escaped from a halfway house. 

According to nan New York Post, Hartleroad was convicted of rape successful 1983 and served 5 years successful prison. 

As nan officers takes him successful custody, he tin beryllium heard saying: 'I will jump again arsenic soon arsenic they move maine loose. They’ve been up successful my ass for … 41 years now connected a 9-year sentence.'

Hartleroad is currently astatine nan Dane County Jail successful Madison, Wisconsin, according to inmate records.