Leesburg Sex Offender Arrested Just 13 Days After Being Released From Prison

TAVARES, Florida—A sex offender who was released from prison just two weeks ago is back behind bars for failing to register his new address within 48 hours of his release, according to an arrest affidavit.

Christopher Michael Shea, 36, was arrested Wednesday when he finally went to register 11 days late, the affidavit states. Shea, who according to Florida Department of Corrections records, was convicted in Martin County in 2020 of sending harmful information to a minor, said he visited friends and family upon his release and did not make it to his home on Lake Bend Circle in Leesburg until Monday.

On Wednesday, when Shea went to the Lake County Jail to complete his registration, he was arrested for failure to register his new address within 48 hours and failure to register as a sex offender. He was booked into the jail on no bond and his bond has since been reduced to $10,000. He is currently being held in LCJ.

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