By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced this week a level three registered sex offender in Lewis County recently changed addresses and now lives in Chehalis.
Waylon B. Huestis, 30, is living on the 200 block of Northwest Chehalis Avenue.
Huestis is not wanted by law enforcement, but notification to the community is meant to inform the public and enhance public safety, according to the sheriff’s office.
Huestis was released from prison last October after a conviction a little more than 10 years ago in which he, at age 19, sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The victim reported he used physical force to overcome her resistance, according to sheriff’s detective Jamey McGinty.
The conviction was second-degree child rape.
He is on Department of Corrections supervision for three years following his release.
The sheriff’s office designated him as a level three sex offender, meaning they believe he has a high risk to reoffend.
Huestis is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 156 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
To see more details from the bulletin and a photo of Huestis, visit the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office web site level three sex offender page, here.
Questions? The sheriff’s office says call 360-748-9286 for detective McGinty or Chief Criminal Deputy Gene Seiber.
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To search for registered sex offenders living within a specified radius from your home, work or school, visit the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Offender Watch page, here. There, you can also find safety tips and other information, as well as register to receive email alerts if a new offender registers with an address near you. The same link can always be found on the sidebar of Lewis County Sirens.
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