Cherokee County Offender Compliance Check
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies were busy over the weekend to make sure registered offenders were compliant ahead of Halloween this week.
Sheriff David Groves says “There are 109 sex, drug and violent offenders who are required by law to register with our office on a regular basis.”
During the course of the two day operation, deputies and investigators went to the homes of the offenders to make sure the addresses and other information they previously provided was current and accurate.
As a result, investigators will be seeking arrest warrants on six offenders, who were non-compliant.
One offender, 54-year-old Matthew Bauer, was arrested Friday night and was transported to the Cherokee County Jail.
In addition to the arrest warrants being sought this week, investigators had already obtained several arrest warrants on other suspects for violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Those suspects, who remain wanted, are:
- Douglas Olds, age 50 – Drug Offender
- Steven Beaty, age 41 – Violent Offender
- Dylan Boyd, age 23 – Sex Offender
- Jonathan Blalock, age 26 – Sex Offender
- Jeremy Stuart, age 37 – Sex Offender
Sheriff Groves says it’s fairly easy to see which offenders are living near you and your kids. “We encourage all residents to go to our website, www.cherokeecountykssheriff.com and sign up for alerts under the Registered Offender Section. By doing so, an email notification can be sent any time a publicly registered offender moves into your neighborhood.”