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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Marion sheriff seeks help catching sex offender wanted for sex battery and kidnapping

Eric Thanal Lutterloah

Marion County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in locating a 50-year-old registered sex offender.

Eric Thanal Lutterloah is wanted for sex battery and kidnapping while armed. He is accused of holding a woman at knifepoint while he sexually battered her, a sheriff’s office report states.

In 2003, Lutterloah was arrested for sexual battery on a child under 16 years of age. In 2007, he was found guilty and served more than nine years in prison.

Anyone with information about Lutterloah’s whereabouts is asked to call Det. Billy Burleson at (352) 368-3542. To make an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers of Marion County at (352) 368-STOP (7867). Tips also can be submitted at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com.

For Crime Stoppers, please reference 20-37 in your tip. Also, if you use Crime Stoppers and your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward.