45-year-old sex offender arrested in El Paso after allegedly registering a false address

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Deputies arrested a 45-year-old sex offender after they said he gave out false information regarding his address.

According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Miguel Angel Mendez was arrested Friday after an investigation determined that he had allegedly provided false information about his residence and did not follow sex offender registration requirements.

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The Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Registration and Tracking (SORT) Section investigated with help from School Resource Deputies, the Fugitive Apprehension Unit, the East Montana Patrol Station, and the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office.

Mendez was booked into the El Paso County Downtown Jail and charged with failure to comply with sex offender duty to register – life-annual.

According to jail records, as of Monday morning, Mendez remains in jail on a $50,000 bond.

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