On the heels of a public alert earlier this summer, Honolulu law enforcement has apprehended Ricardo Blenman, a convicted sex offender who failed to comply with sex offender registration requirements. According to a news release by the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, Blenman was arrested on a $15,000 warrant for not registering his change of address, a critical requirement given his past conviction.
Blenman's capture follows a July 19 announcement from the Department of the Attorney General that indicated Blenman had not registered his address, which led to the September 1 arrest and his current detention at the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center; he had initially been convicted by a military court in 2018 for sexually abusing a minor and was released after serving three years in federal prison. After relocating to O‘ahu in 2021, he did not update his registration details, a Class C felony that could lead to a maximum of five years if convicted.
Ricardo M. Blenman's legal proceedings are moving forward, with the Arraignment and Plea set before First Circuit Court Judge Ronald G. Johnson; which scheduled for September 5, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., under the case number State v. Ricardo M. Blenman, etc., 1CPC-24-0000978. It's important to emphasize, as always, that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
For the public's benefit, the Department maintains both a "Hawai‘i Sex Offender Search" mobile app and an online directory, where residents can view information on registered sex offenders in Hawaiʻi, and sign up for email alerts—a crucial community tool to monitor offenders' compliance with those at http://sexoffenders.ehawaii.gov," ensuring ongoing community safety and awareness.
