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Escondido Police Searching for Wanted Sex Offender

 Escondido Police are looking for a wanted registered sex offender who failed to update his registration information. 

John Patrick Butler, 55, was required by law to update his registration recently, and failed to do so, Escondido Police said. He is wanted for a felony for failing to update his information, police said. 

Butler is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and approximately 200 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. A tattoo on his left forearm has moons and stars, police said. A second Merlin wizard tattoo distinguishes his right forearm, police said. 

Anyone with information about Butler is asked to call Escondido Police at (760) 839-4722. An anonymous tip can be left on the police's tip line at 760-743-TIPS (8477).

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