ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a registered Kansas sex offender on new charges.
On Wednesday, police arrested 39-year-old Brett A. Johnson, 39, Lansing, on a Kansas Department of Corrections detain order for parole violation, according to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.
Johnson has three previous convictions for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. In addition, Johnson has eight previous convictions for theft and burglary and has convictions for aggravated battery, criminal restraint and criminal damage to property, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.