Convicted child killer Richard Dobeski arrested at Indianapolis library

Thursday, July 23, 2015
INDIANAPOLIS (WLS) -- Convicted child killer Richard Dobeski is back in police custody after he was arrested at an Indianapolis library. The Marion County sheriff's office tweeted out a picture of his arrest Thursday afternoon.

They have not said why he was arrested, but he had until Thursday to register as a sex offender.
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Dobeski was released last week after more than seven years in prison on molestation and child porn charges.

He was first released in 2003 after serving nearly half of a 40-year prison sentence for killing two siblings, ages 3 and 6, in LaPorte County.

Convicted child killer and sex offender Richard Dobeski.


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