John Antonio Whitelaw

On or about May 11, 2004, JOHN ANTONIO WHITELAW, [DOB REDACTED], “Defendant” hereinafter, was convicted of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Fourth Degree for an offense involving a 14-year-old child. Defendant is a Risk Level II Predatory Offender and is required to register for life. On April 22, 2026, Minneapolis police officers were notified that Defendant was in custody at the Dakota County jail. Defendant’s most recent address that he supplied to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was [ADDRESS REDACTED], Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Defendant indicated that he began living at this address on August 19, 2024. The BCA mailed Defendant a registration packet at that address on May 12, 2025. This was returned as “return to sender, unable to forward” on May 20, 2025. Defendant did not complete a registration packet or update his address during that time. On April 22, 2026, Defendant stated in a post-Miranda statement that he had been “on the street” for “the last few months.” Defendant would not give an exact date that he left [ADDRESS REDACTED]. Defendant also claimed that he made a “deal” with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office that ended his registration requirement.

On January 22, 2021, the BCA received a signed registration form from Defendant acknowledging his duty to register. Defendant initialed next to the paragraph that stated that he must update primary address at least five days prior to moving, or immediately if he does not have five days notice. Defendant also initialed next to the paragraph that stated that he must check in weekly law enforcement if he does not have a primary address. Defendant did not have a valid listed address with the BCA on or between May 20, 2025 (the date the registration packet was returned) and April 21, 2026 (the date before Defendant updated his registration address to the Dakota County jail). Defendant has prior convictions for failure to register as a predatory offender, ••-CR-••-•••• and 27- CR-18-9997. Defendant is currently in custody at the Dakota County jail.

As a result, he is unlikely to respond to a summons and a warrant is respectfully requested.