State Police arrest sex offender in Mercer County

A convicted sex offender is in the Mercer County Jail after his arrest by Pennsylvania State Police.

Wednesday, October 26th 2016, 8:18 AM EDT

Updated:

Wednesday, November 2nd 2016, 8:58 AM EDT

DELAWARE TWP., Pa. - A convicted sex offender is in the Mercer County Jail after his arrest by Pennsylvania State Police.

Authorities say that Raymond Burton Ortiz was taken into custody on Friday in Delaware Township for failing to update his sex offender registry.

According to police the 37-year-old Ortiz was not living at the Pebble Lane address in Transfer he last reported to authorities.

The Pennsylvania Megan's Law website says Ortiz is under a court order to register as at tier 3 sex offender after being convicted of rape and aggravated indecent assault in 2010.

Ortiz appeared before a district magistrate who set his bond at $10,000.

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