City of San Marcos Police
December 7, 2005
San Marcos Police arrested a 33-year-old convicted sex offender Tuesday and charged him with the sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman.
 Matthew Todd Ferguson |
Matthew Todd Ferguson, 33, (DOB 5/06/1972) was arrested around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at his residence in the 1200 block of North LBJ as investigators executed search and arrest warrants. Ferguson is a student at Texas State University.
Ferguson was charged with sexually assaulting a San Marcos woman over the weekend and was jailed at the Hays County Law Enforcement Center under a $100,000 bond.
Ferguson has been a registered sex offender since his release from a Michigan prison in 2000, said Sgt. Penny Dunn of SMPD. He served a five year sentence following his conviction for sexual assault in Michigan.
He registered with the San Marcos Police Department in August 2005. Police are continuing their investigation of the recent sexual assault, a second degree felony.