The accused child molester disappeared from Tri-Cities nearly a decade ago. Police found him

Nearly a decade has passed since an accused child molester fled Benton County ahead of his trial. Now he’s returning in handcuffs.

Alexander B. Callahan, 34, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in early December, according to the Benton County District Attorney’s Office.

It is unclear where he was arrested, but public records indicate he was booked into the George Bailey Detention Facility in San Diego on December 11.

He has no plans to fight extradition, but it is still unclear when exactly he will be sent back to Benton County.

In March 2014, Callahan was charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a child and one count of first-degree child molestation. He was accused of having multiple counts of sexual contact with a child.

He was expected to plead guilty on the day his trial was scheduled to begin on October 27, 2014.

According to court documents, he borrowed his brother’s car on Saturday, October 24, 2014, and planned to return it on Monday morning, but instead turned off his cellphone and drove away.

A nationwide arrest warrant was issued and police continued to search for him.