Florida man accused of sex crimes cuts ankle monitor, starts GoFundMe to flee country

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Keith Morris Smith Jr., 29, is wanted in Clay County for violating the conditions of his release. Deputies say Smith bonded out of the Clay County Jail and cut off his ankle monitor.

Smith was initially arrested in December of 2019 on multiple charges, including committing a sex crime on a person aged 12 to 16, deputies say. Now, Smith is asking for help from the public in fleeing from the country.
Smith started a GoFundMe fundraiser entitled "Trying to be free" under the Dreams, Hopes & Wishes category of the website. He set his donation goal at $2,000.

I’m fundraising to basically live. I was on bond that was revoked over something I never did. Now I’m on the run.

Smith writes that he needs money to flee the country, because if he goes back to jail, he believes he'll die.
After three days of being active, the fundraiser was removed from the website having raised $0. It is unclear whether GoFundMe deleted the campaign or if it was deleted by Smith himself.
Clay County deputies are actively looking for Smith and are asking for help from the community in locating him. His last-known address is in Keystone Heights.
Anyone with information on Smith's whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff's office at (904) 264-6512.

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