Thursday, August 22, 2013

County, federal officers conduct compliance checks of registered sex offenders

Sweetwater County detectives and deputy United States Marshals recently carried out a sweep of registered sex offender compliance checks throughout Sweetwater County as an ongoing part of a special campaign called “Operation Jessica.” Sweetwater County Detective Dick Blust, Jr. says the teams of county and federal officers carried out 80 registered offender compliance checks in Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Green River, Farson, Wamsutter, and Bairoil. Three registered offenders were found to be non-compliant, which is a felony offense. Charges are being filed against the three men.






Offender’s photographs and other information are then posted on the DCI website. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office website provides a link to the state’s registration pages. The United States Department of Justice maintains a national sex offender registry website at nsopr.gov.






Officials named the sweep “Operation Jessica” for nine-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford, who was abducted, raped, and murdered in Homosassa, Florida in 2005 by 47-year-old John Couey, a convicted sex offender who lived near her. 

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