Crime & Safety
Sex Offender Barricades Himself Inside House After Allegedly Pushing Woman
Michael Rapheal Wilson was arrested Sunday night in the 4200 block of Lowell Avenue and was named in a felony arrest warrant for failing to register as a sex offender.
A convicted sex offender was back behind bars Monday, accused of briefly barricading himself inside a home in La Mesa and threatening to harm officers before surrendering.
Officers were called to the home in the 4200 block of Lowell Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to investigate a report that a man had pushed a woman, according to a La Mesa police statement.
Once there, they found the woman uninjured outside the home and learned the man – identified as 46-year-old Michael Raphael Wilson – was named in a felony arrest warrant for failing to register as a sex offender, police said.
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Officers spoke to the man through a locked screen door for several minutes but he allegedly refused to come outside the home, saying he had a weapon and would not come out without a fight. But after a short negotiation, he came out voluntarily without any violence, police said.
Wilson was convicted of annoying or molesting a child under 18, according to the Megan's Law database, which showed him living as a transient. The database also showed he has been in violation of registration requirements since Oct. 15, 2007.
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Wilson was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender. He could be arraigned as early as Wednesday morning, according to jail records.
He has also been charged with possession of marijuana (less than one ounce), a misdemeanor, as well as two misdemeanor charges for failing to appear in court.
– City News Service
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