The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to publicly disclose the following information pursuant to Sex Offender Act Community Notice ARS 13-3825. The publication says the perpetrator plans to live in an unincorporated area of Yavapai County. Notifying the community is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office, which has jurisdiction over the area where the offender resides. Notification must be given when certain sex offenders are released from an Arizona prison, accepted under an interstate compact, or released from a county jail and returned to society. Offenders are categorized into three levels: Level 1 (low risk to the community), Level 2 (medium risk to the community), and Level 3 (high risk to the community).
The person mentioned in the notice, 52-year-old Ron Billingsley, has been convicted of a sex crime and is eligible for community notification. The sex offender notified the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office that he would be residing in Wickenburg, Arizona at parcel number 201-09-007N. This person is not wanted by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office at this time.
On February 2, 1994, a 22-year-old criminal was convicted of second-degree rape in Washington and sentenced to six and a half years in prison. victim
She was an adult woman and knew the perpetrator.
This notice is not intended to be fear-mongering. Rather, it is the Sheriff’s Office’s belief that an informed community is a safer community. It is unacceptable for citizens to misuse this information to intimidate, intimidate, or harass sex offenders.
YCSO would like to remind the public that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program is available at the following locations: www.ycsoaz.gov. The registry allows anyone to enter a local address and creates a list of registered sex offenders in Yavapai County who live within a one-mile radius of the address they enter. The registry also provides information about certain sex offenders registered in Yavapai County. Additionally, you will receive a free email notification program that alerts you to registered sex offenders in Yavapai County who reside within one mile of the address you entered during your subscription.
To learn more about this important public service tool, please view the online presentation by clicking on the Sex Offender Registration link at the top of the YCSO home page. www.ycsoaz.gov.
Please contact the YCSO Crime Prevention Unit at (928) 771-7441. We can help you join or start a neighborhood watch program and provide valuable information about personal safety. If you have information regarding current criminal activity regarding this or other criminals, please call Yavapai Silent Witness at (800) 932-3232.
Residents can contact the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office with information or questions.
(928) 771-3260 or YCSO website: www.ycsoaz.gov
