FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 19, 2026

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s (FDLE) Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement (MPOE) Division, the Orlando Regional Operations Center (OROC), and the Brooksville Field Office (BFO) partnered with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) to arrest 10 suspects for violations of Florida Law.

The two-day operation targeted career offenders, sexual offenders and sexual predators residing within Hernando County on active supervision with FDC to ensure compliance with their probation conditions and registration requirements.

Investigative teams made contact with 38 registrants and conducted verification interviews, while FDC officials conducted residential and electronic device searches. This operation resulted in the arrest of eight sexual offenders, one sexual predator, and one career offender for registry-related and/or probation violations.

Arrestees:

Dustin Browning, 48, sexual predator

Jason Ausburn, 46, sexual offender

Matthew Dorvil, 36, sexual offender

Dale Larkin, 51, sexual offender

Michael Miller, 31, sexual offender

Arthur Morrow, 52, sexual offender

Eric Powell, 56, sexual offender

Benjamin Roman, 61, sexual offender

Vongarret Wilson, 33, sexual offender

Lazaro Campos, 51, career offender

The 10 suspects face various registration offenses, including failure to report change of residence, vehicles, phone numbers, email addresses, and Internet identifiers, as well as knowingly providing false registration information. One individual was arrested on a Hernando County warrant for failure to appear.

All arrestees were booked into the Hernando County Jail. The investigations remain active and additional charges may be forthcoming.

The cases are being prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit.

FDLE’s Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Division partners with sheriff’s offices, police departments and federal law enforcement across Florida to verify compliance with Florida’s registration laws for sex offenders, predators and career offenders.

Citizens can access Florida’s Sex Offender Registry by downloading the FDLE Mobile App and search the online Florida’s Sex Offender Registry at Sexual Offenders and Predators Search.

For Further Information Contact:

FDLE Office of Public Information