AL- Sex offender released after complying with address requirement

3-13-2009 Alabama:

A convicted sex offender arrested Tuesday for failing to provide law-enforcement officials with a workable address before being released from Limestone Correctional Facility has since complied with the law and been released, an official said.

Limestone County Sheriff’s Department arrested Tristian Scott Hamilton, 37, of 1857 Deo-Dara Drive at the prison and charged him with violating the Community Notification Act, records show. He was held in the Limestone County Jail until he could comply with the law, which he was able to do Tuesday, said Deputy Mike Gunter, who ensures that Limestone County sex offenders periodically report their addresses and that they actually reside at those addresses.

Under the act, also known as Megan’s Law, a convicted sex offender must report, in a timely manner, the address at which he or she will reside upon release from jail and the name and physical address of his or her employer so they can be verified.

Hamilton is not yet listed on the Alabama Department of Public Safety’s Web site of convicted sex offenders, which lists the crime that required registration. ..News Source.. by Jean Cole