A convicted sex offender who was found to be staying in a Sallisaw motel is now facing a felony charge of failure to register as a sex offender in Sequoyah County District Court.
George Kolmsee, 50, of Muldrow was charged on Jan. 24 and a warrant was issued for his arrest the same day, according to court records.
Associate District Judge Kyle Waters set Kolmsee’s bond at $5,000 and following a Feb. 5 arraignment, he is now set for a Feb. 26 felony disposition docket.
On Dec. 8, 2024, Sallisaw Police officer Richard Jasna ran the tag of a vehicle that had been parked at a local motel for several days that was flagged to Kolmsee, according to the probable cause affidavit filed in the case.
A few days later, the officer returned to the location where the car still was and discovered Kolmsee was staying at a room in the motel.
According to motel records, Kolmsee had been staying there since Nov. 28.
Jasna said when the vehicle left the parking lot and approached him, he told the driver that he needed to speak with Kolmsee.
The driver told police that Kolmsee was at work and that she was on her way to pick him up.
According to the driver, she and Kolmsee had came to Oklahoma from Missouri and were not aware that he had to register municipally.
A short time later, Kolmsee came to the police department and spoke with Lt. Mark Rutherford. It was confirmed that Kolmsee had been registered since 1992 and had no failure to register violations.
Kolmsee was told that he could not stay in any motel in Sallisaw due to their close proximities to both schools and parks.
He agreed to leave and later contacted Rutherford, stating he’d be staying with a friend out of city limits and then setting up a tent in Vian the following day.
According to documentation, Kolmsee was just two days shy of staying at the motel for two weeks without registering.
He was reportedly convicted in 1993 of forcible rape in Jasper County, Mo.
If found guilty of the charge, District Attorney Jack Thorp said it is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years and/or a fine not to exceed $5,000, or both.
