ABSCONDED SEXUAL PREDATOR SOUGHT BY WCSO  

 

For Immediate Release

June 13, 2017

DeFuniak Springs, Fla— A man fails to register as a sexual predator in Walton County after his release from a Georgia prison. Now, Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find him.

Eric Ray Weston, 34, who also uses the alias Eric Green, is a registered sexual predator released from incarceration in Georgia on May 28, 2017.

Weston left Georgia on a bus and arrived in Fort Walton Beach on May 28, 2017. He was driven from the bus stop in Fort Walton Beach to a residence off Walden Road in DeFuniak Springs. This residence is the location he reported to Georgia authorities as his residence in Florida. Weston obtained some clothing from this residence and left in a blue vehicle. The last known location of Eric Weston was in the area of Howell Road where he asked an acquaintance for a ride to the Fort Walton Beach Greyhound station on June 10, 2017. Eric was transported to bus station where he saw Eric purchase a ticket and board the bus on June 10, 2017 sometime around 9 pm.

Weston has failed to register and has absconded from Florida state sex offender registry and Georgia probation. Weston has a history of absconding from sex offender registration and is known to associate with teenage males and takes measures to make himself appear younger than his age. He has dark brown/black hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on his forearms. Weston also has a history of drug arrests.

Anyone with information on Weston’s whereabouts is asked to call the Walton County Sheriff Office at (850)-892-8111 or you can remain anonymous by calling Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 863-TIPS. Submit a web tip atwww.emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com or send a mobile tip using the P3 Tips Mobile Application.