NORTHFIELD - A Level 3 sex offender who has allegedly been evading police for more than a week has been arrested after he lead police on a short foot chase Sunday.

Stephen Arsenault

Stephen Arsenault, 66, of 98 East St., was arrested on a felony warrant and for resisting arrest at about 1 a.m.

Arsenault was believed to have been hiding in the woods around East Street and was spotted by police on East Street. When he saw officers, Arsenault ran but was apprehended shortly afterward, Northfield Police officers said.

Police had sought an arrest warrant for Arsenault on Sept. 9 and an investigation showed he was allegedly evading officers. Police did not release the charges on the warrant.

On Friday officers received information that Arsenault was hiding in the woods near the Northfield Golf Course. Officers searched the area with the help of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office K9 unit, Massachusetts State Police, Hinsdale Police and Warwick Police but Arsenault was not found, police said.