Authorities seek Tier 1 sex offender
Authorities are seeking a registered sex offender who failed to notify state police that he moved from the home where he was recently living in Butler.
Danny Lee Malone Jr., 24, is wanted on three felony violations of Megan's Law. District Judge William Fullerton on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for him.
State police May 22 notified Butler police of their suspicion that the defendant no longer was living at an apartment on the 700 block of South Main Street.
Under Pennsylvania law Malone is a designated Tier 1 sex offender, which means he must update his personal information with state police annually and within three days of moving or changing a job, vehicle or a school.
He also is required to notify police when traveling to another state for more than a week. Additionally, his contact with children is restricted.
City police on May 31 went to Malone's former apartment and found the new tenant, a woman who knew the defendant, according to court documents. She told police she thought he was staying with a woman on West Wayne Street.
Police on June 12 went to that home and spoke to the woman living there. She admitted that she knew Malone and that he sometimes stays with her.
Malone was placed on the Megan's Law registry in February 2017, court records showed, following a felony sex crime conviction on Oct. 3, 2016, in Venango County
He is charged in the warrant with failing to provide accurate information, failing to register with state police and failing to verify his address, all felonies.
