SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Pride in Service to Our Community John Lovick Sheriff SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN Level 3 Notification Date: 11/17/2006
The Snohomish County Sheriff`s Office is releasing the following information pursuant to RCW 4.24.550 and the Washington State Supreme Court Decision in State v. Ward, which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offenders release. When, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense that requires registration with the sheriff`s office in the county of their residence. Further, their previous criminal history places them in a classification level, which reflects the potential to reoffend. The sex offender has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts and has advised the Snohomish County Sheriff`s Office that he/she will be living in the below listed location. HE/SHE IS NOT WANTED BY THE POLICE AT THIS TIME. THIS NOTIFICATION IS NOT INTENDED TO INCREASE FEAR; RATHER, IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS A SAFER PUBLIC. The Snohomish County Sheriff`s Office has no legal authority to direct where a sex offender may or may not live. Unless court ordered restrictions exist, this offender is constitutionally free to live wherever he/she chooses. Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it was not until passage of the Community Protection Act of 1990 (which mandates sex offender registration) that law enforcement even knew where they were living. In many cases, law enforcement is not able to share that information with you. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will not be tolerated. Further, such abuse could potentially end law enforcement`s ability to do community notifications. We believe the only person who wins if community notification ends is the sex offender, since sex offenders derive their power through secrecy.
Last Name VANATER First Name JONATHAN Middle MICHAEL Aliases   Gender M Race W Eye Color Brown Hair Color Blond DOB 7/18/1987 Height 6'-0" Weight 340# Hundred Block 2600 BLOCK OF 176th St Se City Bothell, WA 98012 On 11-21-2000 Vanater pled guilty to the crime of Rape of a Child in the 1st degree and was sentenced to a Alternate sentenced and was allowed to be on supervision while getting treatment in the Community. The victim in this crime was a 10 year-old male known to Vanater. Vanater was convicted of the crime of Attempted Child Molestation in the 1st degree again on December 23, 2003 and sentenced to a Juvenile Institution on December 31, 2003. Upon his release from the Institution Vanter resided in King County. The victim in this crime was also a 10 year-old male. The victim was a camper at a church camp where Vanater was a youth counselor. Vanater sat next to his victim on the bus that was going to the church camp and fondled this victim. In September of 2000 Vanater was convicted of the crime of Rape of a Child in the 1st degree in which he had oral sex with a known 10 year old male. Vanater was also convicted of the crime of Assault 4th Degree with sexual motivation in which Vanater fondled another 10 year old male. Vanater has disclosed a total of 5 victims ranging from the age of 6 to 10. Vanater no longer has any conditions except to register which he has done. No conditions
Detective Joseph M. Beard   Detective David L. Coleman (425) 388-3324   (425) 388-3324 joe.beard@co.snohomish.wa.us   david.coleman@co.snohomish.wa.us

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