State Police arrest sex offender in Culpeper

A convicted sex offender from Winchester was arrested Monday in Culpeper, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.

Capt. John Heflin said a Virginia state trooper arrested Jerry Paul Jenkins Jr., 41. On Tuesday, the Winchester Police Department transported him out of Culpeper.

Jenkins was wanted on a probation violation for failing to register as a sex offender as well as other offenses, according to journal-news.net of Martinsburg, W.Va.

He is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, carnal knowledge and indecent liberties, according to court records. He is due to appear in Frederick County Circuit Court today at 9 a.m.

Prior to the arrest, law enforcement officials were searching the Bunker Hill and Winchester areas. The Journal News’ Web site reported that Jenkins is prohibited from being around children, and investigators had serious concerns about him being on the loose.

Culpeper law enforcement authorities did not have further details on the incident, and it is not clear in what part of the county Jenkins was arrested.