ROYAL CITY, Wash. – A tip from a community member led to the arrest of Tyler May, a 30-year-old level 3 sex offender, according to a report from the Grant County Sheriff's Office.

May was taken into custody on Saturday morning at a home located in the 14200 block of Road A.7-Southwest, approximately 3.5 miles east of Royal City. He is now in the Grant County Jail.

The Sheriff's Office reported that May had not registered after moving from Benton County to Grant County and had outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants from Benton County and Kennewick.

May was convicted in Benton County in 2010 for first-degree child molestation and was released from prison in 2014. He has previous convictions for failing to register in 2014, 2017 and 2019.

Sheriff’s deputies expressed their satisfact

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