Molotov Cocktail Thrown Into Occupied Home where a Registered Sex Offender Lives

5-18-2011 Massachusetts:

Harwich police issue Level 3 Sex Offender notice

Individual is not wanted by the authorities

ARWICH - The Harwich Police Department has issued a Level 3 Sex Offender community notice for an individual now living at 602 Queen Anne Road in Harwich. Cory N. Whitehead, 33, was convicted of three counts of rape and abuse of a child in 2001, according to police.

Whitehead is a white male, 6'01", 208 lbs, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

According to the SORB, Whitehead is currently employed in Bourne.

Whitehead has been designated a Level 3 Sex Offender by the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB). The Board has determined that this individual is at a high risk to re-offend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a substantial public safety interest is served by active community notification.

According to the Harwich police, Whitehead is one of four Level 3 Sex Offenders living in Harwich.

Last Wednesday, an unknown suspect threw a Molotov cocktail through a bedroom window at the home at 602 Queen Anne Road. Police are currently investigating the incident. It is unknown if the incident is related to Whitehead's status as a registered sex offender. ..Source.. by Harwich Police Department.

Sex Offender Assaulted During Home Invasion

7-16-2011 Texas:

CORPUS CHRISTI - Police are still looking for a second suspect in connection with a early morning home invasion on the southside of Corpus Christi.

There is a trail of blood outside the home of 41-year-old Daniel Villarreal in the 3800 block of Los Arroyos.

Villarreal, who is a registered sex offender, told police when he got home from work he found two men inside his house who attacked him.

Villarreal was taken to the hospital with some facial injuries while police arrested 27-year-old Jay Benavides at the scene.

He's been charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit further felonies.

The second suspect allegedly stole Villarreal's car, but abandoned it a block away.

If you have any information about this assault, call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS. ..Source.. by KZTV10.com

Washington state man sentenced for shooting a man he thought was a sex offender

7-13-2011 Washington:

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington state man who shot another man in the head because the shooter mistakenly thought the victim was a sex offender has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison on assault and gun convictions.

Robert Startin cried in Spokane County Superior Court as he apologized for shooting 26-year-old Shane Reilly at a drinking party in March in Spokane Valley.

The prosecutor said someone joked that Reilly was a sex offender. Startin had a relative who was molested. He got a gun and shot Reilly in the head.

The Spokesman-Review reports Reilly was paralyzed below the neck but has recovered some movement in his limbs. He’s still in the hospital.

The 27-year-old Startin was sentenced Tuesday. ..Source.. by Washington Post