SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Telly Savalas Ross, 45, of 144 French Lane, Napoleonville, LA on charges related to sex offender registration requirements.
Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Detectives initiated a criminal investigation after it was determined that Telly Savalas Ross was not residing at the residence he registered at in accordance with requirements related to the Louisiana Sex Offender Registration Laws.
Ross was convicted, of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile, on September 4, 2013 in Assumption Parish resulting from his November 6, 2011 arrest.
Sheriff Leland Falcon initiated a periodic sex offender random check program shortly after assuming office which has resulted in numerous sex offenders being arrested for non-compliance.
In July of 2019, during a random check, it was determined that Ross had been living in Calcasieu Parish and had not registered in that area.
On Thursday, detectives arrested Ross on a warrant charging him on one count of:
*Failure to Register and Notify as a Sex Offender
Upon satisfying local charges, Ross will be sent to Calcasieu Parish where he is wanted on related charges.
As a Tier I sex offender, Ross is required to maintain his sex offender registration status until August 4, 2033.
Ross remains incarcerated with bond set at $3,500 by Judge Alvin Turner, Jr.
For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at 985-369-7281.