CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — State police arrested a transient in Cranberry Township for a Megan’s Law violation.

According to court documents, criminal charges were filed against 35-year-old Jerame Nicholas Bowman, a transient, with his last listed address as Surfside Beach, Texas.

According to a criminal complaint, Jerame Bowman is required by law to register as a sexual offender as stated in Megan’s Law.

The complaint states that on December 16, Bowman was being questioned in regards to a report of a man parked in a lot and screaming at an individual. Upon investigation, Bowman stated that he was a transient who was living out of his truck at the time being and that he was on Megan’s Law.

Bowman stated that his listed address was in Texas.

He is currently a Tier 3 Megan’s Law Offender and is required to notify a registering official within three business days of any change to his address under the Mega’s Law Statute. He was last registered on December 11, 2017, with the Texas address.

Bowman faces a second-degree felony charge of Failure to Verify Address/Be Photographed.

Court documents indicate that he waived his preliminary hearing.

His case was transferred to the Venango County Court of Common Pleas.

According to court documents, bail was denied as Bowman is considered a Risk/Threat to society.

He is currently lodged in the Venango County Jail.

According to the PA State Megan’s Law website, Bowman was convicted of the following offenses on April 26, 2001:

– Aggravated Indecent Assault
– Indecent Assault

His registration began on April 7, 2004.

He is listed as a Tier 3 Sex Offender which requires a lifetime registration.

For more information on Tier Classification, follow this link: https://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/InformationalPages/Registration.

The information provided on this site is intended for community safety purposes only and should not be used to threaten, intimidate, or harass.

Pennsylvania’s General Assembly has determined public safety will be enhanced by making information about registered sexual offenders available to the public through the internet. Knowledge whether a person is a registered sexual offender could be a significant factor in protecting yourself, your family members, or persons in your care from recidivist acts by registered sexual offenders. Public access to information about registered sexual offenders is intended solely as a means of public protection.