Yuma County issues Level 3 sex offender notice in Somerton
YCSO warned Somerton residents about a Level 3 offender near E. Spring Street and Columbia Avenue, and urged neighbors to sign up for free alerts.
Residents near E. Spring Street and Columbia Avenue in Somerton received a new public safety notice after the Yuma County Sheriff's Office identified 47-year-old Harrison Jody as a Level 3 sex offender living at 256 E. Spring Street, Space B.
The sheriff’s office issued the community notification at 10:30 a.m. on June 8, 2026, under A.R.S. 13-3825, Arizona’s Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The address places Jody in a residential area of Somerton, a detail that matters because Level 3 notices are intended to alert nearby residents who may want to take extra precautions in their neighborhood routines.
YCSO said residents can sign up for free sex offender email alerts through OffenderWatch. The system allows users to review offender details, including a physical description, a photo and a map tied to the listed address. Sheriff’s officials said offenders move frequently, which is why the alert system is meant to keep neighbors updated as locations change.
Arizona Department of Public Safety says its sex offender information page is designed to promote public awareness and help citizens take appropriate precautions. DPS also notes that no system can notify every resident individually, making local sign-up for alerts an important part of the warning process. In practice, that means the responsibility falls on residents to check the information and stay current when a new notice is issued.
The Harrison Jody alert fits a pattern of recent Yuma County notifications, with KYMA News reporting similar Level 3 notices involving Jose Quintero-Cervantes, Robert Laxson and James Long. For Somerton, the latest warning adds one more name to a familiar list of active community alerts, underscoring how YCSO uses these notices as part of an ongoing public-safety system rather than a one-time announcement.
The sheriff’s office has not framed the notice as anything beyond a formal neighborhood warning, but the practical effect is immediate: people living near 256 E. Spring Street, Space B now have a specific address, a specific classification and a direct way to monitor future changes through the county’s free alert system.
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