Sex Offender Compliance Arrest 05/13/2025

Press Release

For Immediate Release

Subject:  Sex Offender Compliance Arrest

Date: May 13, 2025

Incident Details:

            Individual: Loren P Wallace, age 43, Lewistown, Missouri

            Arrest Date: May 11, 2025

            Arrest Location: Lewistown, Missouri

            Arresting Agency: Lewis County Sheriff's Office

            Charges: Fail to Register as Sex Offender and Tampering with Physical Evidence in a Felony Prosecution

Incident Background:

            Date of Incident:  May 11, 2025

            Location: Lewistown, Missouri

            Time: NA

            Details: On May 11, 2025, a Lewis County Sheriff's Office deputy conducted a Sex Offender Compliance Check on Loren P Wallace in Lewistown, Missouri.  The reason for the compliance check was to determine if Mr. Wallace had a Facebook account that was not reported to the Sheriff's Office.  During the investigation, the deputy observed Mr. Wallace attempting to delete the Facebook app.  He was then taken into custody.

The Lewis County Sheriff's Office sought official charges through Prosecuting Attorney Chelsea Fellinger. Fellinger applied for a warrant and the Honorable Judge Corey Moon issued said warrant on May 12, 2025. The charges are as follows: one count of Fail to Register as a Sex Offender, a class E Felony and one count of Tampering with Physical Evidence in a Felony Prosecution, a class E Felony.

Mr. Wallace was released after posting bond.

"All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."

 

Contact Information:

            Lewis County Sheriff's Office

            Phone: 573-767-5287