LIBERTY – Village of Liberty Police arrested four men during a three-week sex offender registry verification detail.
Police visited every registered sex offender in the village and conducted verifications of information required to be registered under state law, such as address and internet identifiers.
Christopher Caywood, 34, of Liberty was charged with failing to register and verify an internet service provider as a felony. He was also arrested on an active warrant from the State Department of Corrections and Community Service. He was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail pending further parole proceedings and was issued an appearance ticket for a future date to Liberty Town Court.
Gary Dotten, 27, of Liberty, was charged with failure to register and verify his physical address every 90 days as required by a level three sex offender. He was taken into custody, but because of bail reform laws, he was issued an appearance ticket returnable to town court.
Edward Odell, 41, of Liberty was charged with four counts of failure to register and verify various internet accounts, internet access providers, and internet identifiers, all felonies. He was also charged with tampering with physical evidence, a felony, after he attempted to conceal a smartphone from officers used to access various internet accounts. In accordance with the state’s bail reform laws, Odell was released on an appearance ticket returnable to town court.
Matthew Sanders, 34, of Liberty, was arrested on an active bench warrant from Liberty Town Court for failing to appear in court after having been previously arrested by Liberty Village Police and charged with failing to register and verify as a sex offender, as a felony.
After having been previously arraigned on the felony charge, Sanders failed to appear at a scheduled court date resulting in a bench warrant issued for his arrest.
He was taken into custody and remanded to Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $500 cash bail, $1,000 bond, ore $2,500 secured bond.
