Sunday, June 07, 2009

Former Public Safety Trooper Arrested for Failure to Register as Sex Offender


U.S. Marshals arrest a man for failure to register as a sex offender.

Arturo Moreno is a former Texas department of public safety trooper, and a convicted sex offender.

DPS requested the U.S. Marshals assistance to locate and arrest Moreno.
On Tuesday Marshals and DPS located Moreno inside an apartment complex in north Laredo.

Two firearms were discovered inside the residence at the time of the arrest.
Moreno served 10 years in prison on charges of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping of a 17 year old but failed to register as a sex offender upon his release.

If convicted, Moreno could be facing more time in prison.

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