Christopher Block, the convicted rapist and kidnapper, who was on parole when he cut his GPS ankle  bracelet and disappeared from monitoring in 2019 has been released from prison, according to the state Department of Corrections.

In 2019, Block pleaded guilty after going on the lam, leading to a two-day manhunt that panicked neighbors as law enforcement sought his capture.

Christopher Block (Provided Photo)

Block, 62, was found in Skaneateles less than a quarter-mile from where his monitoring device was found, accroding to police.

Before he cut his bracelet, he had been out on parole after serving more than two decades in prison on rape and kidnapping charges.

Following a May parole hearing, he was released on Monday, according to the Department of Corrections' online database.