Convicted Sex Offender Stopped by Clarkston Police

CLARKSTON, GA — A convicted sex offender whose record stretches back several years in Decatur and Atlanta was stopped by Clarkston police over the weekend.

Clarkston Police Chief Christine Hudson said Robert McKenzie was stopped by police on Saturday, Oct. 1, but no charges were filed.

"Our officers were dispatched by DeKalb Police of a suspicious person riding a bike and following a female cyclist," said Hudson. "Our officers located the suspicious person and talked with him. They did not have enough to make an arrest."

A post from the local blog Decaturish said McKenzie was allegedly chasing a cyclist near Decatur. Several photos were posted of the incident and of whom the publication identifies as McKenzie.

McKenzie's record goes back to 2002, when he was arrested in Virginia on misdemeanor charges of "taking indecent liberties with a child." Norfolk, VA, police said McKenzie was arrested for "exposing himself and then beginning to masturbate in front of an 11- and 26-year-old at a local beach."

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McKenzie was arrested in Decatur in 2011 on a probation violation after he allegedly touched a child at Glenlake Pool and then returned to the pool the next day. McKenzie's probation does not allow him to approach children.

A Decatur police officer saw McKenzie on his bicycle and took him into custody. Fulton County's probation office, a state-recognized probation agency, then took McKenzie into custody.

McKenzie's listing on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Sex Offender shows a Decatur address.

In March 2010, Atlanta police arrested McKenzie for carrying a knife with a blade over three inches long and in violation of city ordinance. His arrest followed complaints by cyclists that a man, described as homeless, had been following women as they jogged or cycled in the city.

During the 2010 arrest, an Atlanta police officer "disposed of 'contaminated' rags and pornographic pictures that McKenzie had in his pockets."

In 2011, Avondale Estates police issued a warning to local residents that McKenzie "has displayed behavior that may indicate a degree of being mentally impaired. Records indicate that the person has been charged with sexual crimes and being armed in the past."

Here is a link to McKenzie's listing on the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.

See also:

• Convicted Sex Offender Arrested in Decatur
• Wheels and Heels: Local Cyclists Warn About Possible Predator

Image: Georgia Sex Offender Registry