29 Registered FL Sexual Offenders, Predators Arrested In Sting: Officials

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — Twenty-nine sexual offenders and predators were arrested during a recent sting operation, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a Friday news release.

The four-day operation was a partnership with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

The initiative targeted registered sexual offenders and predators who were on active supervision with the Florida Department of Corrections and living in the county’s rural cities to ensure they were complying with the conditions of their sentences, FDLE said.

They contacted 63 previous offenders during the operation.

• Richard Archer, 65, sexual offender
• Herbert Bowers, 78, sexual offender
• George Bryan, 76, sexual offender
• Jesus Castellano-Mojica, 84, predator
• David Roldan Crespo, 33, predator
• Trevor Essary, 31, sexual offender
• Stevens Gabriel, 36, sexual offender
• Jesus Garcia Jr., 20, sexual offender
• Caleb Garrison, 25, predator
• David Gilliland, 61, predator
• Sonny Gyger, 44, sexual offender
• Joseph Haueter, 35, sexual offender
• Raymond Hentschel, 77, sexual offender
• Johnny Huston, 33, sexual offender
• Eric Kuhn, 56, sexual offender
• William Luciano, 73, sexual offender
• John Marshall, 35, sexual offender
• Brenton McNeil, 33, predator
• Derrick Olson, 37, sexual offender
• Martin Pineiro, 77, predator
• Daniel Post, 61, predator
• David Risner, 45, sexual offender
• Michael Rivera, 37, sexual offender
• Henry Shareef, 54, predator
• Amett Santiago, 35, predator
• Joseph Stracuzzi, 37, sexual offender
• Timothy Walker, 56, predator
• Anthony Williams, 63, sexual offender
• Bradley Wimmer, 44, sexual offender

Charges included failure to properly report changes to vehicles, email addresses, and internet identifiers; providing false sexual offender registration information by act or omission; violations of probation for possession of alcohol, unauthorized internet access involving the viewing of videos containing prepubescent children; searching for, and possession of pornographic/sexual stimulating material; attempting to contact the victim of the qualifying sexual offense; unauthorized utilization of a social media/networking account; failure to complete court-ordered community service; display of Halloween decorations; and commission of new felony offenses while on active supervision with FDC, the FDLE said.

All suspects were booked into the Hillsborough County Jail. Additional charges may be pending.

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