BEAUMONT - Law enforcement officers are searching for a convicted sex offender with a parole violation who left a halfway house.
The Beaumont Police Department is asking for information about Kent Lawrence Hughes, 50. He left the Gulf Center, 2495 Gulf Street, in Beaumont.
Hughes is 5'8'' tall, 156 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.
He has a parole violation. Hughes was convicted of Aggravated Kidnapping/Sexual Abuse and Burglary of Habitation Intend Sex Offense in 1984.
Police ask that if you see Hughes or know where officers can find him, contact Beaumont PD at 880-1234 or Beaumont Crime Stoppers at 833-TIPS (8477).
All tips are anonymous and you could be eligible for a $1,000 reward.
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