CLEVELAND, Texas – Detectives are searching for a man wanted in connection with a party at a school district chairman's home where a woman claimed she was raped.
Larry Edward Tullos Jr., a convicted sex offender, has been charged with providing alcohol to minors. He was supposed to turn himself in last week, but he did not, investigators said.
Liberty County sheriff's deputies said Cleveland Independent School District Board Chairman Lloyd Lewis' children threw a party at his home on Nov. 9.
A 19-year-old woman who attended the party has claimed that she was sexually assaulted at that party.
Capt. Rex Evans said the alleged victim went to the party with someone she knew. She was drinking, but she may have been slipped something else because there are parts of the evening and early morning she can't remember, he said.
Tullos has not been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault. Detectives are waiting for test results.
"Based on physical attributes that she described, it certainly has indicated that we need to sit down and talk with Mr. Tullos further," Evans said.
Evans had a message for Tullos.
"You need to surrender to the first police officer or police station that you can find," Evans said. "Being on the run is more dangerous than anything that you've done so far. We are just encouraging you to turn yourself in as quickly as possible."
Detectives said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
"(Tullos) has made the comment that he is not going to go back to prison," Evans said.
The alleged victim said she may have been raped by more than one man. Investigators said the woman said other men held her down as she was repeatedly raped.
Lewis' children, 20-year-old Kyle Lewis and 17-year-old Rachel Lewis, along with 19-year-old Shelby Lofton were arrested last week and have been charged with making false statements to police. They have been released from jail.
Lloyd Lewis has not been implicated in any wrongdoing.
Anyone with information regarding Tullos' whereabouts is asked to contact the Liberty County Sheriff's Office at 936-336-4500.