Captured: Fugitive, convicted rapist Ronald Clayton arrested in Enumclaw

A convicted rapist who's been on the loose since he failed to show up at the Tacoma Rescue Mission after his release from prison has been captured. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, Ronald Clayton was arrested in Enumclaw "thanks to good old-fashioned police work" by the state Department of Corrections and U.S. Marshals, with help fro Enumclaw PD. Clayton, who cut off his GPS tracker after he was released, was found in possession of meth, authorities said, and is being held on a drug charge and an escape warrant. The 41-year-old convicted sex offender was released from prison in Connell on Saturday after he was sentenced to 24 months for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. He told authorities he planned to stay at the Tacoma Rescue Mission but never showed up. Clayton was originally convicted of Rape 1st Degree and Assault 1st Degree when he was 16 for entering a woman's home while he was coming down from meth. When she answered the door, he pointed a .22 caliber handgun at her, forced her into the bedroom and raped her.