YPD issues Level 3 sex offender notification
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Police Department (YPD) has issued a Level 3 sex offender notification for the area surrounding the 1400 block of 15th Street.
Officers say 40-year-old Manuel Joe Cota III is now living in that vicinity. Cota was convicted of attempted sexual conduct with a minor in 2004. In 2018, he was found guilty of one count of failing to register as a sex offender. Cota is considered a level 3 offender who is at high risk to repeat his crimes.
Cota is five foot five, and weighs around 175-pounds. He has brown hair and eyes.