St. Mary’s County, MD — Police have located and arrested a wanted sex offender they’ve been after for more than a year.

Paul Daniel Panholzer was located and taken into custody in St. Mary’s County on Monday.

Panholzer, 35, of Charlotte Hall, was wanted for a sex offender violation and a second-degree assault. 

You may remember that the search for Panholzer caused a lot of concern for residents  back in April of 2018 when police were searching for him door-to-door in the county.