PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A sex offender who cut off an electronic monitoring bracelet was arrested after deputies found him hiding in a closet, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
Andrew Nazworth, 29, told deputies after his arrest that he cut the ankle monitor off and left it at the probation office so he wouldn’t be charged with taking it. He also wanted to hide from deputies, who found him in a closet at 2914 Wakulla Ave., which is his last known address.
He was charged with resisting arrest without violence, failure to register as a sex offender, and violation of probation. Deputies found a syringe in his pants pocket when they arrested him, so he also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Deputies also arrested 44-year-old Rachel Detamore, who was in the home, because she told deputies Nazworth had run out the back door when they arrived. Detamore is charged with resisting an officer without violence.