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Dec 31, 2008 12:38 pm US/Central

Non-Compliant Sex Offender Caught

Reporting
Caroline Lowe
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― A missing sex offender being sought by the Minneapolis Police Department sex crimes unit was caught by St. Paul Police.

John Gaines had been non-compliant for a few years. He had been ordered to register as a sex offender after being released from prison where he served 11 years for a robbery and sexual assault incident at a city grocery store in 1986.

According to Minneapolis Police, Gaines was believed to have been caught during a routine traffic stop. After checking warrants, St. Paul Police discovered he was wanted on a felony charge of non-compliance.

Gaines has been released from the Hennepin County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 20.

Gaines' case was covered by WCCO-TV crime reporter Caroline Lowe earlier this year in a story about the police department's sex crimes unit.

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