Chino Valley Police Department Officers learned Julian Porter, 21 years old, was living in the 200 block of East Hohokam Drive in Chino Valley. 
Porter was known to have an active probation violation warrant and be a sex offender absconder. The last residence Porter had registered for was in Prescott, AZ. Porter has not lived at this residence since June of 2023.
Officers arrived at Julian’s residence to take him into custody. Julian saw the officers and fled from the residence. Numerous Chino Valley Police Department Officers and Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Deputies set up a perimeter to contain Porter’s attempt to flee. Police K-9s and unmanned aerial vehicles were utilized to locate Porter.
A citizen called 911 and stated a male was hiding in their shed. Officers responded to the residence and located Porter hiding near a shed. Porter was taken into custody without incident.
Porter, a level 2 sex offender, failed to register his new address with The Yavapai County Sex Offender Unit. Porter was also on probation and failed to check in with his probation officer for the past few months. Porter was booked into jail on his probation warrant and failure to register as a sex offender.
