Henderson County Sheriff’s Office investigators searched the home of a sex offender in the Eustace area Wednesday looking for evidence of child pornography, according to information released Thursday.
The search came as part of a multi-agency sex offender compliance check that took place in the county Wednesday.
During execution of the search warrant, investigators seized several computers, cellular phones and data storage devices for analysis. At the time the search warrant was executed, the registered offender was not home.
Investigators recovered several pounds of marijuana, firearms and approximately $4,000. Investigators arrested (non sex offender) Jess George Smith III for Possession of Marijuana – 4 ounces < 5 pounds. The original suspect in the search warrant, David Richard Sharp, was later located by HCSO Deputies and arrested for failing to comply with a sex offender’s duty to register.
A total of 196 offenders were checked for compliance with registration duties Wednesday. Of those 132 were verified as being compliant, five people (including four offenders) were arrested, 13 were found to be violating the conditions of their registration and one stolen motorcycle was recovered from an offender’s address.
Investigations into the suspected child pornography as well as the non-compliant offenders are ongoing.
The public may access sex offender registration information through the DPS website at https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/Sex0ffenders.
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