The Grand Forks Police Department, in accordance with North Dakota State Law, is notifying the City of Grand Forks and the surrounding area of the presence of a Level III (High Risk) Sex Offender living in Grand Forks.
Shawn Johnston currently resides at 1120 North 39th Street #6 – in the city of Grand Forks. Johnston has been convicted of Corruption/Solicitation of a Minor.
The North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee assigned Johnston a risk level of High and, as a result, has a Lifetime registration requirement in North Dakota.
The Grand Forks Police Department provides for the tracking and verification of those individuals who have been convicted of sex offenses, offenses against children, and those that have been adjudicated as sexually dangerous individuals. This is accomplished through the Offender Tracking and Verification Program (OTVP). There are 114 offenders registered with the Grand Forks Police Department who either live, work, or attend school within the City of Grand Forks. Of these 114, there are ten currently assigned a risk level of High. The rest are classified as Moderate or Low risk or have not been assigned a risk level.
Level III (High Risk) offenders are contacted at least every 30 days to verify their status, and upon initial registration or the assignment of a risk level, public notification is held as appropriate. Information about these and other registered offenders is available through specific request to the Grand Forks Police Department, although certain information regarding juvenile offenders is subject to restriction.
Conviction information about Level III offenders may be found at the North Dakota Attorney General’s website: www.sexoffender.nd.gov, which contains lists of all registered offenders in North Dakota.
If members of the public have questions regarding this program or have information pertaining to any unregistered offenders, they are encouraged to contact Corporal Hank Becker at the Grand Forks Police Department Specialized Resource Bureau at 701-787-8083 or via e-mail at hbecker@grandforksgov.com.
