Eyewitness News 4 exposes hidden sex offenders

MORE AND MORE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS WHO ARE TRYING TO LIVE IN SECRET IN THE METRO AREA ARE ...  More »

MORE AND MORE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS WHO ARE TRYING TO LIVE IN SECRET IN THE METRO AREA ARE BEING EXPOSED THANKS TO EYEWITNESS NEWS 4 VIEWERS. OUR NEW SEARCH FOR SEX OFFENDERS SEGMENT IS REALLY PUTTING THE HEAT ON. JOE VIGIL LOOKS AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CAPTURED SO FAR. TODAY-- SEX OFFENDER TRACKING OFFICIALS TOLD US THAT SOME OFFENDERS HAVE FLAT OUT TOLD THE DEPARTMENT THEY WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE FEATURED ON KOB TV. THOSE OF YOU WHO TUNED IN SUNDAY NIGHT SAW CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER CLINTON KEYONNIE. HE JUST ENDED UP BACK IN THE SLAMMER... AFTER THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS HE WAS CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING. BUT THESE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS WERE FLUSHED OUT BY INTENSE MEDIA PRESSURE. BCSO SAYS THEY ALL BROKE THE LAW BY NOT TELLING DEPUTIES WHERE THEY'VE BEEN LIVING OR WORKING. EYEWITNESS NEWS 4 VIEWERS SPOTTED THEM--- CALLED IN AND AUTHORITIES PICKED THEM UP. 'I think it's excellent that citizens and viewers of channel 4 are cooperating with the Sheriff's Department and taking into account their own public safety.'IN FOUR MONTHS WE'VE FEATURED 16 LAW BREAKING CONVICTED OFFENDERS DURING OUR SUNDAY SEARCH FOR SEX OFFENDER'S SEGMENT. HALF OF THEM WERE CAPTURED AFTER WE FEATURED THEM ON T-V. GARY DETRICK A CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER WAS ON THE RUN SINCE 2006 UNTIL OUR VIEWERS LED DETECTIVES TO AN ALBUQUERQUE PLASMA BANK. ANOTHER TIP LED DEPUTIES TO DARRICK DESIDERIO IN THOREAU. AND WE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT FROM BCSO THAT DONALD GREGORY FELT THE PRESSURE FROM OUR BROADCAST. HE WAS WATCHING WHEN HIS PICTURE POPPED UP. HE THEN TURNED HIMSELF IN. 'I just encourage people to keep cooperating with the Sheriff's department and keep watching Channel 4 and letting us know where these guys are at.' BCSO SAYS OF THE NEARLY 600 SEX OFFENDERS ON THE STREET IN ALBUQUERQUE RIGHT NOW---JUST 15 ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. THE LOWEST IN VIGIL EYEWITNESS NEWS 4. THE ALBUQUERQUE  « Less