The Sheriff's Office announced the relocation of a level 3 sex offender to Grant County Wednesday.

Leon K. Chartier will be moving into a home on the 10400 block of Road A-Northwest in Ephrata, according to a news release.

Chartier was convicted May 31, 1991 of indecent liberties.

“The individuals who appear on such notifications have been convicted of a sex offense that requires registration with the Sheriff's Office in the county of their residence,” the release said. “Further, their previous criminal history places them in a classification level which reflects the potential to reoffend.”

It is important to note that Chartier is “not wanted by law enforcement at this time.” The release stresses that the notification is not meant to stoke fear within the community but rather to inform residents, because “an informed public is a safer public.”

A significant intrastate heroin trafficking ring has been busted by Grant County law enforcement officers and western Washington police investigators. 

The team of officers and investigators spent several months uncovering a heroin trafficking ring which was moving drugs btween Moses Lake and the Seattle area. Several people were taken into custody and heroin was seized when a search warrant was executed last week. 

Detectives determined the heroin was coming from the Seattle area. The detectives teamed up with the Eastside Narcotics Task Force in Bellevue to further the investigation.

Undercover drug boys were used in the Seattle area resulting in five arrests. Two of the arrests were Matthew R. Dizzard, 25, and Caspar J.S. Wandler, 22. Both men were from Seattle. 

Investigators seized over four ounces of heroin, a handgun and almost $7,000 in cash. 

Detectives with the Grant County Sheriff's Office are investigating the discovery of a body found near the 12000 block of County Road 10-Northeast.

The body was found lying in a ditch by a motorist driving by the scene.

Early evidence collected from the scene indicates that the person died as a result of homicidal violence.

County Road 10-Northeast is temporarily closed east of County Road K while detectives investigate the crime scene. There's no estimate on when the road will reopen.