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Taylorsville Man Nabbed For Violation Of Registered Sex-Offender Status

July 8, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Mario Mendoza Cazarez

Mario Mendoza Cazarez, age 24 of Wallace LN in Taylorsville, was taken into custody on Monday by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with a violation of his registered sex-offender status by failing to notify law enforcement of an address change. Cazarez is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center with bond set for $20,000.

In 2022, Cazarez was convicted on multiple counts of second-degree sexual-exploitation of a minor in Alexander County.

Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office

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