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OCSO received calls in reference to a sexual predator on Facebook.
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OKEECHOBEE -- On Monday August 24, 2021, detectives with the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office received several phone calls in reference to a sexual predator on Facebook. The sexual predator was identified as Kevin Douglas Blackmon who is a registered sexual predator in the state of Florida. Kevin Blackmon made a post on Facebook in which he stated he was a taxi driver and provided his phone number on the post.
Detectives contacted Kevin via telephone and Facebook and posed as a 15 year old female needing a ride. When Kevin arrived at the location, he was arrested for the violation of Florida Statue 943.0435 (4)(e)1 sexual offender failing to register an internet identifier.
Please know, a sexual offender or sexual predator is allowed to have social media but must report them per Florida Statute.
If you have any questions in reference to a sexual offender or sexual predator in Okeechobee County, please visit our website at www.okeesheriff.org, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sexual Offenders and Predators Search at https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/ ops/home.jsf , or contact Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office Detective Ammons at 863-763-3117 Extension 5111.
