Officer Chris Rankin

Public Information Officer

903-798-3187 (office) 903-260-0294 (pager)

903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)

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Re: Sex Offender Arrests

Two men are in custody involving 2 separate incidents of violating sex offender registration requirements. On 5/10/06 Texarkana Arkansas Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance that occurred at Hobo Park involving a subject who was identified as Orangie Rose (m/b/32 Texarkana, AR). Rose was arrested for violating a protection order which was issued to his wife. In the course of identifying Rose it was discovered that he is a registered sex offender. It was also discovered that Rose had listed a false address with investigators when he requested a change of address in April of this year. Once this information was confirmed Rose was also charged with Violation of Arkansas Sex Offender Registration Requirement. This charge is a Felony. Rose was booked into the Bi-State Jail and no bond has been set at this time.

On 5/11/06 patrol officer John Gibbert arrested Antwon Taylor (m/b/33 Texarkana, TX) and charged him with possession of cocaine and fleeing after he attempted to run away from officers on foot. Taylor had an outstanding Bowie County felony warrant and was also booked into jail on this charge. Records checks also indicated that Taylor is a registered sex offender and had not reported his address or change of address to investigators at the required 6 month intervals. He was also charged with Violation of Arkansas Sex Offender Registration Requirement.

In the State of Arkansas, registered sex offenders are required to report their address to law enforcement every 6 months. If an offender moves or relocates to another state this information must also be reported. In addition to this requirement, each offender must be evaluated by ACIC authorities to determine their risk level; in other words, the probability that they will re-offend.

There are numerous stipulations that are placed on law enforcement with regard to notifying the public of the presence of a sex offender in their neighborhood. Due to privacy statues, law enforcement is not permitted in some cases to notify the public of an offender's residence. At any given time there are approximately 90 to 100 registered sex offender files in Texarkana Arkansas alone. Many times these individuals will violate their probation/parole requirements and move residences without reporting to police.

Nationwide, sex crimes are on the rise. Due to the volume of these individuals that must be tracked by law enforcement, the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department has assigned an investigator to handle all of the registered sex offenders who currently have open files in this city. Anyone who is listed as a registered sex offender and is living in the City of Texarkana Arkansas must report their address to police. Any offender who has failed to report to our agency will be arrested, with zero tolerance for any violation.

As stated, the charge of Violation of Arkansas Sex Offender Registration Requirement is a felony. CrimeStoppers will pay up to $1000 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect of a felony crime. The number to Crimestoppers is (903)793-STOP, and all callers will remain anonymous.

You can also visit www.familywatchdog.us to view a map, complete with photos and information on registered sex offenders living in your area.

Thank you and you can visit the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department online at http://www.txkusa.org/arkpolice.