Deputies were unable to locate a convicted sex offender they say had failed to update his registration as required by law. A warrant was issued and he was taken into custody last Wednesday.

Aaron Joseph Beaver, 26, Switz City, was wanted on a warrant issued Friday, November 22, for failure to register as a sex offender with a prior conviction for failure to register, a Level 5 felony.

Beaver was convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor in January of 2015 in Greene County. He was sentenced to two years with community corrections. Two more years were suspended. He was required to register as a sex offender for 10 years. His registration started in February 2015.

In August of 2017, he was convicted of failure to register as a sex offender. With this prior conviction on his record, being charged with it again bumps the charge up to a Level 5 felony.

Det. Shawn Cullison of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department had been trying to locate Beaver.

The last address Beaver registered was a residence on West State Road 54, Switz City.

On October 4, GCSD Deputy Bruce Porter went to the residence but Beaver was not there. A family member said Beaver had not lived there for two to three weeks.

In November, Det. Cullison returned to the same address to check again. He talked to a different family member who said Beaver hadn’t been there for over a month and that Beaver was living in Greencastle.

By Friday, November 22, a criminal case had been filed against Beaver and the warrant was issued for his arrest. His whereabouts were unknown at that time.

The following Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, Beaver was in custody and booked into the Greene County Jail around 5 p.m. GCSD Deputy Terry Wade was the arresting officer.

Bond was set at $10,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed.

Beaver is required to register until May 21, 2027.