30 Sex Offenders Arrested In 10 Days
San Antonio, TX – This afternoon, the United States Marshals
Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, with the assistance of Immigration &
Customs Enforcement, concluded a 10-day operation resulting in the arrest of 30
state felony offenders. “Operation Predator”, a fugitive round-up, comprised of
city, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers, targeted sex
offenders with outstanding felony warrants for failing to comply with sex
offender registration. The operation was a collaboration of approximately 20
law enforcement officers that sought after wanted sex offenders residing in San
Antonio and the surrounding area.
Joey David Smith, 41, was arrested on felony warrants for
allegations involving failure to comply with sex offender registration and
burglary. A loaded .380 handgun was also found in Smith’s possession during the
arrest, which may result in additional charges of a felon being found in
possession of a firearm.
Roy Monteith, 37, was arrested on felony warrants for allegations
involving failure to comply with sex offender registration, indecency with a
child, and 2 counts of assault. Monteith attempted to avoid capture by law
enforcement officers by hiding out at his girlfriend’s house.
As a result of “Operation Predator,” 28 sex offenders were
arrested in Bexar County, 1 sex offender was arrested in Kerrville, TX, and 1
sex offender was arrested in Corpus Christi, TX. In addition to the 30
fugitives arrested during this round-up, multiple subjects have been identified
and will be investigated for allegedly violating federal laws involving the
Adam Walsh Act. The Adam Walsh Act names the U.S. Marshals Service as the
primary federal agency to assist state and local law enforcement agencies with
tracking and arresting non-compliant sex offenders nationwide. The Adam Walsh
Act also provides a statute for Deputy U.S. Marshals to prosecute sex offenders
federally for failing to register as a sex offender.
Robert Almonte, the United States Marshal for the Western
District of Texas, stated, “The United States Marshals Service Lone Star
Fugitive Task Force will continue to partner with our city, county, state, and
federal counterparts in efforts of tracking, finding, and arresting all
fugitives on the run. This is a promise I’ve made and this is a promise I will
keep.
Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force:
New Braunfels
Police Department
San Antonio Police
Department
San Antonio
Independent School District Police Department
Bexar County
Sheriff’s Office
Comal County
Sheriff’s Office
Bexar County Fire
Marshal’s Office
Bexar County
District Attorney’s Office
Texas Office of
The Attorney General
Texas Department
of Public Safety
Texas Department
of Criminal Justice - Office of the Inspector General
U.S. Marshals
Service
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