GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) – Six registered sex offenders were arrested just days before Halloween during “Operation Spooky Sweep,” according to a news release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

FDLE and the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office led the operation to ensure that registered sex offenders and predators are complying with Florida registration laws, FDLE says. The purpose of the investigation was to “ensure neighborhoods are safe for Halloween trick-or-treating,” according to authorities.

Officials “made physical contact with more than 50 registrants who reside in Gadsden County to confirm that they continue to comply with registration laws,” FDLE says.

Anthony Jermone Dixson was arrested for failing to report vacating a permanent residence and his whereabouts were unknown for a month, according to FDLE.

Hiram Beamon was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender, according to the news release.

Rodney Dixon was found at an unregistered address in an unregistered car. He was arrested for failure to report a change of residence, failure to report a change in vehicles owned and four counts of knowingly providing false sex offender registration information, authorities say.

Keith Lamar Thomas was arrested for failure to report a change in owned vehicles and knowingly providing false sex offender registration information.

Demetric Bradwell was arrested on two counts of failure to report a change of vehicles and one county count of knowingly providing false sex offender registration information.

Darius Green was arrested after he was found with four undeclared cars. He faces four counts of failure to report a change in vehicles and one count of providing false sex offender registration information.

The Florida sex offender registry can be found Here.

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