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Man charged with sex offender registration failure

Posted 10/30/24

SPURGER –  If you have been convicted of a sex crime in the state of Texas, and neglect your registration requirements, it could cost you your freedom.

Tyler County Sheriff Bryan …

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Man charged with sex offender registration failure

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Charles Moore
Charles Moore
SPURGER – If you have been convicted of a sex crime in the state of Texas, and neglect your registration requirements, it could cost you your freedom.

Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford said that a recent arrest in Spurger was of a resident who was discovered to be late on his annual registration requirement. Weatherford said that on Oct. 17, Charles Lee Moore, a 45-year-old Spurger man, was arrested and booked into the Tyler County Jail on a felony charge of failure to comply with registration requirements.

Moore, who was convicted in 2001 for sexual assault of a child, and served four years in prison on the conviction, according to records, has a lifetime registration requirement, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry.

Weatherford said that Ricky Coker, whose primary duty with the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office is to monitor sex offenders in the county, was conducting a review of offenders two weeks ago, and discovered that Moore was late on his registration.

Moore is required, Weatherford said, to report his current information to TCSO at least once each year, within 30 days of his birthday.

While investigating Moore, Coker discovered that he had recently quit his job, and did not report the change of employment status, which is an additional violation of his registration requirements. Subsequently, Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Tina Self issued an arrest warrant for Moore, after Coker presented her with an affidavit of probable cause.

Moore was booked into jail and issued the charge. Judge Self set his bond at $150,000, in addition to numerous bond conditions, including wearing a GPS ankle monitor. Records indicate that Moore has bonded out of jail.

Generally, individuals convicted in the state of Texas on sex crimes, are required to register as a sex offender. The requirements on how and when to register depend on the offender, according to statute.