Two arrested in Gage County, following sex offender check

BEATRICE - Gage County law officers arrested a Kansas man Monday, for an alleged violation of Nebraska's Sex Offender Registration law. 

Shortly after 1:00 pm Monday, investigators and deputies from the Gage County Sheriff’s Office arrested 25-year-old Austin Michael Douglas, of Mound City, Kansas for failure to register as a sex offender in Nebraska.

They found he had been living in Beatrice since mid-January and had been informed on several occasions he needed to contact the Nebraska State Patrol Sex Offender Registration Unit in Lincoln to start the sex offender registration process.  Authorities said Douglas had failed to do so.

The Linn County, Kansas, Sheriff’s Office provided information and criminal history on Douglas.  He had been convicted of Aggravated Indecent Solicitation of a Child in Topeka, Kansas.

Investigators contacted him while he was sitting in a van parked in the yard of 622 Bell Street.  After questioning him, he was placed under arrest and taken to the Gage County Detention Center. 

A second person identified as Casey Williams, was found in possession of drugs. It was discovered he had a felony warrant for robbery from Douglas County Kansas...the Lawrence area.  He was also taken to the Gage County Detention Center and booked for the warrant.

 The Beatrice Police Department was informed of the investigation and arrest due to the proximity of the Bell Street address to Stoddard Elementary School.