Virginia State Police have issued an alert for a violent sex offender who has links to North Texas.
Robert Joel Taylor III, 37, has been convicted of aggravated sexual battery with a seven-year-old child, Sgt. Michelle Cotten said in a statement issued Tuesday. Taylor failed to appear last month when scheduled to be fitted with an ankle bracelet to monitor his whereabouts.
Cotten said Taylor has threatened to kill an investigator from Irving. His mother has a home in the 2100 block of Rosebud Drive in Irving and his father lives in Carrollton.
Taylor is said to have severe mental health issues and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Taylor, who is fluent in Spanish, is described as 6 feet tall, 150 lbs, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
Call 911 if you know where police can find Robert Taylor.
