Sedona AZ (July 17, 2015) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13 – 3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law.
The two Level 3 sex offenders in this publication have indicated that they will be living in unincorporated areas of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office having jurisdiction where the offender resides to make notification to the community. Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from Arizona State prison, accepted under an interstate compact, or released from the county jail back into the community.
Offenders are categorized into three levels: Level One (low risk to the community), Level Two (intermediate risk to the community) and Level Three (high risk to the community).
The first offender in this notification, Ernest Oscoe Heydorn Jr., 27, has been convicted of a sex offense which allows for community notification: Sex offender Heydorn Jr. has advised the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office that he will be living at 4245 East Shade Road, Rimrock, Arizona, 86335. On March 12, 2008, the 19-year-old offender was convicted in the State of Oklahoma of rape of a 15-year-old female known to him. Heydorn Jr. is not on parole or probation and is considered a Level 3 (high) risk. He is not wanted by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office at this time.
The second offender who appears in this notification, Patrick David McBride Jr., 43, has been convicted of a sex offense which allows for community notification: McBride Jr. has advised the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office that he will be living at 5780 North Jo Ann Drive, Rimrock, Arizona, 86335. In 1990, sex offender McBride was convicted of a misdemeanor sexual assault on a female. In 2007, McBride pled guilty to possession of child pornography and spent time in the Federal Corrections Institute. He is currently on probation and is considered a Level 3 (high) risk. McBride Jr. is not wanted by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office at this time.
This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather it is the Sheriff’s Office belief that an informed community is a safer community.
CITIZEN ABUSES OF THIS INFORMATION TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE OR HARASS SEX OFFENDERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
The YCSO would like to remind the public of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification program available at www.ycsoaz.gov. This registry will allow anyone to enter a local address which will result in a list of sex offenders registered in Yavapai County living within a one mile radius of the entered address. The registry will also provide information about particular sex offenders registered in Yavapai County. Additionally, a free email notification program is available which will alert you to any sex offender registered in Yavapai County who resides within one mile of the address entered on your subscription.
The YCSO Crime Prevention Unit may be reached at 928-771-7441 and is available to help you join or start a neighborhood watch program as well as provide you with useful information on personal safety.
If you have information regarding current criminal activity on this or any other offender, call Yavapai Silent Witness at 800-932-3232. Citizens can contact the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office with information or questions at 928-771-3260 or the YCSO website at www.ycsoaz.gov.
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