KTS Predator Hunters has been credited with helping expose hundreds of potential pedophiles since launching in 2019. The group said it is ending its work in the wake of the
By Benjamin Cox on May 24, 2021 at 2:38pm
A vigilante group known to track sexual predators online is in trouble. KTS Predator Hunters’ leader Kyle P. Swanson, who declared last year that he was running for Madison County Sheriff, was arrested earlier this month on several charges.
According to Madison County Court documents, Swanson was indicted by a grand jury for unlawful restraint, obstruction of justice by destroying evidence, and assault. Online court records do not show if they are connected to one of the group’s sting operations. Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine said the charges and indictment after an investigation by Illinois State Police was conducted into various actions Swanson took relating to his involvement in the KTS organization.