UPDATED: Florida man wanted for failure to register as a sex offender threatens to jump off tower
A man wanted by the police for failure to register as a sex offender climbed a Pensacola, FL radio tower threatening to jump. The story was developing at the time it was reported and we don’t have any updates.
In Florida, failure to register is a third degree felony carrying a minimum mandatory sentence. Even innocently forgetting to register something carries the harsh penalty, adds a felony to one’s record and precludes being ever removed from the registry.
Another news source reported that after hours-long standoff he eventually came down.
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We got a GREAT WIN in Michigan and now registrants in states within the 6th Circuit need to file lawsuits THAT HAVE A PROPERLY FRAMED ARGUMENT to challenge any and all conditions in their state’s registry laws that mirror any and all that have just been struck down by the 6th Circuit AND AND Judge McCleland.
The part of the ruling that overturned the residency/presence/work restrictions, requiring offenders to hand over their on-line identifiers, and register every vehicle they operate were rulings that apply to all registrants across the board was made by Judge McCleland IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE 6TH CIRCUIT RULED. I DON’T THINK THOSE RULINGS CARRY AS MUCH WEIGHT AS THE ORIGINAL 6TH CIRCUIT RULING MADE IN 2016, BUT THEY WILL PROVIDE A VERY CONVINCING ARGUMENT. As Larry from “Registry Matters” has pointed out several times lately this great ruling ADDS TO THE BODY OF EXISTING FAVORABLE CASE LAW and the more decisions like this we have in our favor, the better!
Any registrant within the 6th Circuit who wishes now to challenge their state’s registry law would be advised in my opinion to get input from Larry, the co-host of the weekly “Registry Matters” podcast. He is very well-versed in showing attorney right where to attack the registry and how to word the challenge so that it has maximum chance of being successful.
I AM SAYING ASK LARRY IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP. I AM NOT INTENDING TO VOLUNTEER HIM WITHOUT HIS CONSENT. IT’S JUST THAT I THINK HE IS A GOOD MAN WITH VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS ARENA WHO WOULD HELP WHERE AND WHEN HE COULD.