Convicted Sex Offender Arrested in Angelina County

LUFKIN — A sex offender, who the public had been warned about in Angelina County, has been arrested. Lufkin Police Wednesday issued the warning about David Williams Adams, 65. Thursday morning, the Angelina County Sheriff’s office reported Adams was stopped for a traffic violation. He was arrested near the Lufkin ISD bus barn on South Timberland Drive for failure to comply with sex offender registration. He moved from another county into Angelina County without registering.

Adams was found guilty and convicted of a “stranger rape” of a 25-year-old woman in 1985. A criminal trespass warning was issued for Adams at all Brookshire Brothers locations after store employees received a complaint about Adams was watching and following a woman. Police questioned Adams about the incident but he denied any wrongdoing.