A 26-year-old Gardnerville Ranchos man was arrested Aug. 3 for failure to register as a sex offender, a misdemeanor offense.
Bernardo Pacheco-Castaneda was a passenger in a vehicle which was stopped for a broken headlight and license plate lamp.
He was taken to Douglas County Jail on $5,000 cash bail and was placed on hold by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Speaking through an interpreter, Pacheco-Castenada told East Fork Justice Jim EnEarl on Wednesday that he had recently returned from Mexico and hadn't registered.
The defendant also asked if he could pay a fine, but EnEarl said no.
Pacheco-Castaneda is to appear in East Fork Justice Court on Aug. 15.
According to court documents, Pacheco-Castaneda was convicted April 19, 2001, of statutory sexual seduction and had been deported.
"He's been deported several times," prosecutor Michael McCormick said.
- A 26-year-old Ruhenstroth man was arrested Aug. 4 on a gross misdemeanor charge of open or gross lewdness.
A warrant for the arrest of Josef Robards was issued May 30 after the 62-year-old victim said he exposed himself to her.