News Release

James Coleman Henry, Jr., a registered sex offender, was arrested on May 31, 2005 at 5:30 a.m. on a felony warrant for failing to comply with state registration laws.

Henry was taken into custody without incident at his residence, 5339 Patterson Road. Arresting officers were Lt. Aaron Bell and Chris Enloe.

James Coleman Henry, Jr.

Henry was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration Requirements when he failed to re-register 30-days after his birthday.

After performing a background check on Henry, Lt. Bell found that Henry had two felony warrants for his arrest out of the Commonwealth of Virginia for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and Probation Violation.

Henry could be sentenced up to 10 years for the Third Degree Felony and faces a fine up to $10,000.  Henry's bond has been set at $10,000. There has been no bond set on the Virginia charges, but Henry will be awaiting extradition once he has served his time for the Manvel case. 

Manvel Police Department maintains a page on their website, http://www.manvelpd.org, that contains information about sex offenders registered within the city limits. The Texas Department of Public Safety maintains a public database for all registered sex offenders in the State of Texas, which can be accessed at http://records.txdps.state.tx.us for further information on registered sex offenders.