High-risk sex offender living in Grand Forks

(KNOX) – The Grand Forks Police Department, in accordance with North Dakota State Law, is notifying the City of Grand Forks and the surrounding area of the presence of a Level III (High Risk) Sex Offender living in Grand Forks.

SHAWN JOHNSTON now resides as HOMELESS – in the city of Grand Forks, ND. JOHNSTON has been convicted of 2 COUNTS OF CORRUPTION/SOLICITATION OF A MINOR.

The North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee assigned JOHNSTON a risk level of HIGH and as a result has a LIFETIME registration requirement in North Dakota.

The Grand Forks Police Department provides for the tracking and verification of those individuals that have been convicted of sex offenses, offenses against children and those that have been adjudicated as sexually dangerous individuals. This is accomplished through the Offender Tracking and Verification Program (OTVP). There are 115 offenders registered with the Grand Forks Police Department that either live, work or attend school within the City of Grand Forks. Of these 115, there are 7 currently assigned a risk level of HIGH. The rest are classified as MODERATE or LOW risk or have not been assigned a risk level. Level III (High Risk) offenders are contacted at least every 30 days to verify their status and, upon initial registration or the assignment of a risk level, a public notification is held as appropriate. Registrants who list themselves as HOMELESS are required to appear at the Grand Forks Police Department every 3 days to verify their information and registration. Information about these and other registered offenders is available through specific request to the Grand Forks Police Department, although certain information regarding juvenile offenders is subject to restriction.

Conviction information about Level III offenders may be found at the North Dakota Attorney General’s website: www.sexoffender.nd.gov which contains lists of all registered offenders in North Dakota.

If members of the public have questions regarding this program, or have information pertaining to any unregistered offenders, they are encouraged to contact Corporal Mike Munkeby at the Grand Forks Police Department, Education and Outreach Bureau at 701-787-8083, or via email at mmunkeby@grandforksgov.com.