US Marshals, multiple other agencies searching for potentially dangerous suspects in Harrison Co.

HARRISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - U.S. Marshals, as well as multiple other agencies, are searching for two potentially dangerous suspects in the Leesburg area of Harrison County.

According to Georgetown Police, multiple agencies are searching for 43-year-old Nathan Ginter.

They say Ginter is wanted out of South Carolina on charges including abuse of a child and failure to appear in court.

According to WKYT’s sister station, WIS, in Columbia, South Carolina, Ginter was convicted last week of unlawful conduct toward a child for chronic physical abuse of his young daughter. U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement agencies have been working to track him down after he failed to show up to court for his own trial.

Ginter is believed to be armed.

They are also looking for 32-year-old Riley Pearson, also from South Carolina, who is believed to be with Ginter and helping him.

Marlon Stewart, the owner of the Hidden Lake Farm Campground in Harrison County, says Ginter and Pearson have been camping there for a few weeks now.

He says they paid in cash and seemed very friendly. He didn’t think anything of them until the U.S. Marshal’s Office showed up Monday night.

Stewart says Marshals tried to make contact with the pair Tuesday morning. But Stewart says they failed the operation, and the two escaped.

Georgetown police say they had a visual of Ginter earlier Tuesday afternoon, sparking this search.

Multiple agencies, including U.S. Marshals, Kentucky State Police, Georgetown Police, Lexington Police, Paris Police, and Cynthiana Police, have been involved in this search.

Anyone who sees these two is asked to call KSP at 859-428–1212.

Kentucky State Police are encouraging people in the area to lock their homes and vehicles and stay inside if possible.

This story will be updated as we learn more information.