Adam Paul Gant - Repeat Sex Offender - School Bus Stalker

Sarah Tofte of the Human Rights Watch says 25% of all sex offenders
re-offend within 15 years

Officers discovered a large fixed-blade knife, rubber gloves, a black full-face ski mask, a roll of duct tape, and a Winchester brand
multi-use tool.

A 24-year-old registered sex offender was arrested last week and charged with attempted kidnapping with intent to commit sexual assault, after a stalking complaint was made by the mother of a 10-year-old child.

Adam Paul Gant, of Holiday Beach, was arrested Wednesday Feb. 6 by several Rockport Police Department (RPD) officers and Aransas County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) deputies.

According to an ACSO report, the mother contacted officers Tuesday, Feb. 5 to report Gant had been stalking her child. It was reported Gant was seen passing by the home several times.

At the time ACSO officers arrived, Aransas County Independent School District officer Bobbie Mills also arrived at the home.

Mills had reportedly received information about the complaint at the same time, and as a school officer, knew the child and parent and wanted to be of assistance.

Mills volunteered to sit in an unmarked vehicle near the home the next morning before the child left for school in case the suspect made an appearance.

The morning of Feb. 6, Gant drove by and was observed by Mills. He then drove away and the officer followed. She called for assistance and RPD officers and ACSO deputies responded.

Gant was initially stopped for throwing a cigarette out the window, a charge of littering on a public highway. He was stopped in the 900 block of Business Highway 35 north, in the parking lot of a convenience store. Deputies Gavin Harrison, Gary Thomas, Michael Huffman, and RPD officer Michael James assisted in searching the vehicle. Officers discovered a large fixed-blade knife, rubber gloves, a black full-face ski mask, a roll of duct tape, and a Winchester brand multi-use tool.

When taken to the Aransas County Detention Center (ACDC), Gant bonded out on the initial misdemeanor charge.

Felony charges were filed based on the evidence found in Gant's vehicle and arrest warrants were issued by Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Patrick Daly. Gant was re-arrested that afternoon and remains in custody in the ACDC on a $50,000 bond.

Supplemental information found in the ACSO report determines there are previous complaints against Gant for stalking school children, in some cases by following a school bus.