SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement arrested eight registered offenders in Shawnee County following a sweep on last week by the Offender Compliance Task Force.
With children out of school in relation to the ‘Safer at Home’ orders, Sheriff Brian Hill implemented an Offender Compliance Task Force to conduct residential verifications and follow-up investigations related to non-compliant offenders.
The Offender Compliance Task Force was comprised of 11 members of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and 4 members of the Topeka Police Department.
The task force completed checks on 118 including 60 sex offenders, 15 violent offenders, 43 drug offenders.
The following 7 offenders were arrested for failure to comply with registration: Harold M. McGee, 43, Violent Offender; Joshua D. Baker, 39, Drug Offender; Lashad P. Hill, 37, Drug Offender; Livia R. Banuelos, 62, Drug Offender; Jerome K. Kelley, 64, Drug Offender; Aaron J. Larson, 36, Drug Offender and Austin W. Detimore, 20, Sex Offender
In addition, Steven P. Bouton, 48, was arrested on a warrant following a compliance check.
The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office reminded registered offenders in Shawnee County that quarterly registration as well as any offender compliance registration updates are a mandatory obligation by law that have not been postponed or extended by any state or county health orders.