Crime & Safety

Sex Offender Arrested in Woodstock

A sex offender from California did not register on Georgia's Sex Offender Registry, officials say.

An anonymous tip lead to the arrest of a California absconded sex offender living on Sweet Gum Street in Woodstock.

Larry Darnell Oliver, 50, was arrested this morning and charged with the violation of the Georgia Sex Offender Registry and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, said Lt. Jay Baker of the . Detectives found the handgun while executing a search warrant.

Oliver was convicted of Lewd and Lascivious Acts in California with a child under 14 years of age in 1986, Baker said.

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Oliver is in custody at the with a $22,400 bond.

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