Man who faked death to avoid registering as sex offender arrested: PCSO

Officials with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office say they have arrested a 50-year-old man who allegedly faked his own death in order to avoid registering as a sex offender in Arizona.In a video made to social media, Sheriff Mark Lamb identified the man as Benjamin Hollins."Hollins was originally convicted as a sex offender in California more than 20 years ago," read a portion of the post.

He ultimately took a plea deal, was sentenced to supervised probation, and was required to register as a sex offender every year," read a portion of the statement.Investigators allege that in 2023, Hollins had a woman help him file a false report alleging he jumped off Roosevelt Bridge."Once Hollins was ‘dead,’ his sex offender registration lapsed," read a portion of the post.

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