It seems more likely he'd have been in trouble for living in a dumpster in the first place.
But instead a homeless man has been arrested for moving out of an industrial bin - because he officially listed it as his address.
Charles Mader is a registered sex offender, so he must notify Albuquerque authorities within ten days if he moves.
In 2000, he was convicted for trying to rape a six-year-old boy.
When he was released from jail he had nowhere else to go, so he listed the dumpster on 8th and Central as his place of residence.
Deputies from Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office began searching for him on Monday, when they realised Mader had been absent from the bin for more than ten days.
They said they were particularly concerned because they had received reports saying he had been 'checking out' young children, according to News 4.
The five officers eventually tracked him down to a homeless shelter nearby after following a tip-off from one of Mader's acquaintances at a soup kitchen.
He told them he had been staying in an abandoned apartment across the road from the shelter, a step up from the dumpster.
According to deputies, he had already violated the terms of his registration as a sex offender twice before.
They say they are frustrated because they have told him over and over again not to move.
Last month he broke a requirement to re-register every ninety days, and he has gone missing once before.
Mader told News 4 he didn't understand the terms of the agreement, but Detective Pat Burke said he had personally explained it at least a dozen times.
Now he could face up to three years in jail because it is his third offence. ..Source.. Daily Mail Reporter
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