Full Notification

On 05/06/2016 just before 3:00 pm, Steuben County Sheriff’s detectives arrested alleged non-compliant registered sex offender 27 year old Nathan Thomas Rhymer of Angola without incident. Rhymer was taken into custody at the Sheriff’s Office on an arrest warrant charging Rhymer with 2 counts of level 6 felony failure to register as a sex or violent offender following an interview with Sheriff’s detectives. The arrest warrant comes after a nearly 4 week long investigation into allegations that Rhymer failed to report to the Steuben County Sheriff required internet identifier information as well as other required information within the lawful time period. Rhymer was booked into the Steuben County Jail and remains held in lieu of a $3,000.00 bond. Assisting in the investigation were the Allen County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Wayne Police Department.

**Any criminal charge is merely an accusation. The Defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.**