A Parsons man is arrested after failing to comply with the Kansas Offender Registration laws.

29-year-old Luke Dakota Martin holds registered offender status due to a 2016 conviction in Cherokee County for the distribution of controlled substances. He has to maintain this registration until December 2031. A recent investigation by the Parsons Police Department revealed multiple violations of Kansas Offender Registration laws. Martin relocated residences in January 2023 but failed to update his registered address.

Martin also failed to report changes in his employment status and to renew his Kansas identification card. Martin didn't notify the Kansas Department of Revenue of his registered offender status, which would have led to the appropriate marking of his identification card or driver's license. Martin is currently on bond for a number of pending drug and traffic related charges as well as two counts of aggravated violation of offender registration and five counts of violation of offender registration.