John Dennis is a sexual predator with an active arrest warrant in Hillsborough County. Do not approach him; those bad tattoos could be contagious. Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

John Dennis is a sexual predator with an active arrest warrant in Hillsborough County. Do not approach him; those bad tattoos could be contagious. Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Hillsborough County Sheriff is looking for sexual predator John Claude Dennis, who failed to register after leaving his registered address of 5438 Trail Drive in Seffner.



This isn't the first time Dennis has had problems following the rules; he spent time at Hillsborough's Orient Road Inn in November for failing to follow the rules. His arrest report lists him as a self-employed tree trimmer. It also lists several aliases: JohnJohn Byrd, John C. Dennie, John Claude Sandow and — this is our favorite — simply "Byrd."


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