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FDLE Agents arrest Marathon sex offender

 
MARATHON, Fla. – Florida Department of Law Enforcement Agents yesterday arrested registered sex offender Kenneth Ora Hall, Sr., 43, of 15063rd Street Ocean E, Marathon, Fla. for failing to report all internet identifiers to law enforcement and for violation of probation. 
 
Agents believe Hall used an unregistered social media account to communicate with an undercover law enforcement officer using the fictional profile of a 14-year-old girl. 
 
Hall was booked into the Monroe County Jail without bond.  This case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 16th Judicial Circuit.

Individuals can locate and track registered sexual offenders and predators on FDLE’s website at: http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/homepage.do

For tips on keeping your children safe online, please visit the Secure Florida website at: http://secureflorida.org/2011/family/best_practices_for_parents/.
 
For Further Information Contact:
Gretl Plessinger, Samantha Andrews or Steve Arthur
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001
 


 

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