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February 09, 2026
LANSING – Today, Anthony Cuyler, 47, a Branch County resident extradited from Mexico in April 2024, was sentenced to 45-90 years’ incarceration by visiting Judge David Buter of the 15th Circuit Court in Branch County for sexually assaulting two minor children, girls aged 11 and 12 years old, and for providing them with methamphetamine, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Cuyler was convicted by a Branch County jury of three counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine to a Minor in January. Cuyler was charged by the Branch County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in 2019.
Cuyler fled and eluded authorities for years before being located in Mexico and returned to Branch County. The extradition of Cuyler from Mexico was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service as part of Operation Survivor Justice. The Operation is a partnership between the Michigan Department of Attorney General, local county prosecutors, and the U.S. Marshals Service to locate, apprehend, and return to Michigan fugitive offenders with outstanding sexual assault warrants.
“Cold case sexual assaults are among the most challenging to prosecute,” said Attorney General Nessel at the time Cuyler was convicted. “I commend the victims, prosecutors from my office, and our Operation Survivor Justice partners – including the U.S. Marshals Service, for locating, apprehending, and extraditing Mr. Cuyler to face these charges and Branch County Prosecuting Attorney Stempien for his efforts that led to a significant conviction in this heinous case. My office will continue to leverage these partnerships to pursue justice for sexual assault survivors.”
The Department of Attorney General led the prosecution of this case.
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