Law enforcement searching for paroled sex offender in Meyers

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) received a phone call Thursday, alerting them of a convicted sex offender in Meyers who had cut off his ankle monitoring device.

Deputies searched for 25-year-old Alexander Paul Childs in the area but were not successful. Deputies have been on the lookout for him and EDSO has notified surrounding law enforcement agencies as well.

The anonymous caller told EDSO that Childs had called her and said he'd been without his ankle device for about a month and that he wanted to leave Meyers and head to Sacramento.

According to EDSO Sgt. Tasha Thompson there are active warrants for Childs who was convicted in 2012 for Lewd or Lascivious Acts with a Child under 14-year-of-age. According to court documents he was also released that same year.

Childs' parole has been suspended for absconding and a warrant was issued for his arrest on May 19, 2017, according to the Department of Corrections in California. His last known address was in Sacramento County.

His last county of residence according to the California Department of Corrections is Sacramento.

Childs is described as 5'7", approximately 140 lbs with brown hair and hazel eyes.