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Released: March 18, 2010 - Thursday, 12:28 PM

Registered Sex Offender - Arrest

Contact: Rob BrynPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 3-17-10 11:23 PM (booking)Place of Occurrence: TempletonVictim Information: 2 juvenile femalesSuspect Information: Billy Gene Mannon DOB: 10-7-59San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Dept. North Station deputies arrested Billy Gene Mannon at his Templeton residence on Wednesday evening after the mother of two female juveniles came forward to report two alleged encounters with Mannon.
Both incidents did not involve any physical assault, however both identified Mannon as the person who had contact with them. The allegations involved staring and possibly following one of the girls in a car.
Mannon was booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of annoying a child under 18 years of age.
Mannon had been arrested in the Templeton area recently on drug charges and was the subject of an informational bulletin because of his status in California as a registered sex offender.