The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the hunt for a Byron man who’s suspected of committing multiple sex crimes.

Anthony L.P. Pease, 39, has been at large since Nov. 1, when he reportedly fled from Byron.

While the exact details have not been made public, federal authorities disclosed last week that Pease is facing “six counts of felony sexual assault involving a minor.”

The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook on Nov. 6 to ask the public to be on the lookout for Pease, but despite over 1,000 shares, no leads have panned out to date.

“Still on the run,” the sheriff’s office said on Nov. 19.

That same day, the Marshals Service issued a nationwide bulletin, seeking information about Pease’s whereabouts.

“A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest,” the service said.

Pease previously lived in Powell and has ties to Cheyenne, authorities say.

At the time of his flight, Pease was on parole for a felony count of strangulation of a household member. Court records say the conviction stemmed from Pease choking his then-girlfriend with a seat belt in rural Cody in 2019. He was paroled in May.

In a recent letter submitted to the Park County District Court, the mother of the victim in the 2019 case said she and her family repeatedly opposed Pease’s release on parole. The Powell area resident also expressed frustration that state-run victim services hadn’t notified their family about Pease’s return to the Big Horn Basin or his recent flight from law enforcement; her daughter — the victim of the 2019 strangulation — reportedly learned of Pease’s at-large status from the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook post.

“This is extremely disturbing to us that obviously, he is able to travel freely without anyone knowing where he is,” the victim’s mother wrote in her recent letter to the court.

The mother said she hoped the Park County court system would address their concerns about victims’ rights.

In the meantime, anyone with information about Pease is asked to call the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office at 307-568-2324 or 911. The sheriff’s office says the public should not try contacting Pease on their own, with the Marshals’ bulletin cautioning that Pease has “violent tendencies.”

Anonymous tips may be submitted to the U.S. Marshals Service at usmarshals.gov/tips.