George Kohan, 51, is in custody at the Washoe County Detention Facility and faces five felony charges after his arrest on October 14, 2021.
Kohan is a Tier I sex offender previously convicted for crimes against a female juvenile.
The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) initially opened an investigation into Kohan back in June of 2020. RSONU detectives had discovered during a compliance check that Kohan was not at his registered address. Since that time, Kohan’s whereabouts were unknown.
On October 14, 2021 officers with the Reno Police Department located Kohan in downtown Reno and arrested him for three unrelated charges. On October 18, 2021, RSONU detectives add-booked Kohan for two felony counts of being a sex offender who failed to update his address and being a sex offender who failed annual verification.
The RSONU was formed in 1998 to be in compliance with federal law passed in 1997. At that time Washoe County, the City of Sparks and the City of Reno all agreed there was a need for coordination in law enforcement in the tracking, monitoring, investigation, public notification, and the arrest and prosecution of non-compliant sex offenders. The RSONU operates as a regional, multi-jurisdictional and collaborative entity to carry out the requirements of community notifications as set forth in Chapter 179D of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The RSONU’s jurisdictional boundaries encompass all of Washoe County, including the Cities of Reno and Sparks.
Currently, there are about 1400 registered sex offenders in the Reno, Sparks and Washoe County area. Each of the three investigators are assigned over 400 offenders to monitor.
The RSONU is open Monday through Friday, 7am to 5pm, excluding holidays, and can be reached at 775-325-6483.
