UPDATE: Registered Sex Offender Back in Custody

UPDATE 6/22 6:47am-A high-risk sex offender who police say tampered off his ankle monitor and avoided the police in Valley City has apparently been recaptured. A check of the Cass County jail roster shows Leslie Allery is behind bars here, after police in Valley City were unable to find him. The 42-year-old Allery was convicted back in 2020 in Burleigh County. He's a lifetime registrant. 

(Valley City, ND) -- The Valley City Police Department is notifying the public of a High-Risk Sex Offender that has absconded from his N.D. Parole and Probation requirements.  On June 18 VCPD was notified by ND Parole and Probation that Leslie Raymond Allery had tampered with his ankle monitor and they needed verification if he was still in our jurisdiction. VCPD was unable to find Allery or his ankle monitor. A warrant of arrest has been issued on Allery. Allery is a 42-year-old white male 6'1" tall and weighs 255 pounds. Leslie Allery was convicted in Burleigh County in 2020 of Solicitation of a Minor and Promoting Obscenity to Minor. Allery has been assessed as a high-risk offender and is a lifetime registrant.