Sex offender charged with failure to register and then arrested for being under the influence of controlled substance

On 11-23-2015 at 3:40 PM Kenneth Dewitt arrived at the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office to register as a sex offender as required by California law.

While waiting in the lobby Dewitt was observed to exhibit objective symptoms of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Deputies contacted Dewitt who was aware he was supposed to have registered prior to 11-19-2015, thus was out of compliance with sex offender registration requirements.

Deputies learned Dewitt was also on California Department of Corrections parole and Mendocino County probation with terms to include no drugs, marijuana and obey all laws.

Dewitt was evaluated and determined to be under the influence of an illicit drug.

Dewitt was arrested on the listed charges and booked into the Mendocino County jail without bail due to a parole hold.