Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a registered sex offender that has been on the run for the past week after he removed his GPS monitoring bracelet. Joshua Keith McFerrin, who was last spotted in bland county on Halloween, has several active warrants out of Franklin County including second degree murder, armed criminal action, and escape from custody while under arrest. Police say McFerrin could be in the Mid-Missouri area or possible en route to Florida. He’s believed to be armed and extremely dangerous.