People v. Williams CA6

I. Statement of Facts2

Defendant was required to register as a sex offender and had registered numerous times as a transient. However, law enforcement discovered that defendant was not a transient, but had been living at a residence in San Jose for at least two years. Defendant had also made other false statements on his registration form. Though defendant was employed at the Improv Night Club and the owner of Newskool Tattoo Parlor, he did not list his employment on the form. He also did not list his vehicles on the form. On December 1, 2011, police arrested defendant at his residence and served a search warrant. Defendant stated that he understood that he was required to register monthly, but his registration was late from July to October because his mother was ill. He also admitted that he stays at his girlfriend’s house “regularly,” drives a Volkswagen Golf, and is employed. He did not register his address because “he has side girlfriends” and did not want them to be able to locate each other. When defendant was arrested, he had house and car keys. The police conducted a search of defendant’s residence and found three loaded pistols in a safe. They also found ammunition and…