A man who was wanted for the rape of a seven-year-old child is in custody in Lake County.

Sergeant Jason Gearman of the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Drake Tyler Wendel of Sioux Falls was arrested Thursday evening in Madison through the efforts of several law enforcement agencies:

Gearman says Wendel was arrested without incident and will be returned to Sioux Falls in the coming days. Wendel was wanted on a $50,000 warrant charging him with first-degree rape.

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