A convicted sex offender from Vandergrift who was arrested after reporting his Jeep was stolen has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of failing to notify state police when he bought the vehicle.
Calvin Walter Kendall Jr., 44, of the 100 block of Longfellow Street was charged June 26 with a felony count of failing to register the vehicle with state police when he bought it in February, which is required under the state’s Megan’s Law.
He was released from custody on a $10,000 unsecured bond following his arrest. On Sept. 5, Kendall waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec, who ordered him to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court. Formal arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 8, according to the court docket.
Kendall was convicted of sexual assault more than a decade ago and is on the state’s lifetime list for sex offenders, according to the state police database.
Police wrote in a criminal complaint charging Kendall that he called state police June 23 to report the theft of his 1998 Jeep Cherokee SUV, which was registered with the state as an antique vehicle.
A state trooper arrested Kendall after learning that he never registered the vehicle with state police.
In addition to regularly checking in with state police, sex offenders must notify authorities when they buy a vehicle and move or change jobs, among other things.
In March 2011, Kendall was sentenced to 12 months of probation and four months of electronic monitoring after pleading guilty to a felony count of failing to register as a sex offender, according to court records.
Tony LaRussa is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tony by email at tlarussa@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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