Sex offender registrations in Pierce County
The following convicted sex offenders have recently registered to live in Pierce County.
Each is categorized as a Level 3 sex offender — those considered most likely to commit similar crimes. None is wanted by law enforcement officers at this time.
All convicted sex offenders registered to live in Tacoma and Pierce County are listed on the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department’s website at piercesheriff.org.
Peter Apple
Age: 40.
Description: 5-feet-7 and 147 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Where registered to live: 2500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma.
Criminal history: Convicted in 2011 of two counts of first-degree child molestation in Thurston County for repeatedly sexually assaulting three girls.
Sex offender treatment: He participated in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call Tacoma police detective Christie Yglesias at 253-591-5869.
Tommy Howard
Age: 37.
Description: 5-feet-7 and 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Where registered to live: 8600 block of McKinley Avenue, Tacoma.
Criminal history: Convicted in 1994 of first-degree child molestation in King County for sexually assaulting several children between the ages of 2 and 9.
Sex offender treatment: He did not participate in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call Tacoma police detective Christie Yglesias at 253-591-5869.
Christoffer Taylor
Age: 53.
Description: 5-feet-11 and 150 pounds, bald and blue eyes.
Where registered to live: 9100 block of East B Street, Tacoma
Criminal history: Convicted in 2006 of first-degree child molestation in Thurston County for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl.
Sex offender treatment: He participated in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call Tacoma police detective Christie Yglesias at 253-591-5869.
Daniel L. Ferguson
Age: 37.
Description: 5-feet-11 and 235 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Where registered to live: Transient, Pierce County.
Criminal history: Convicted in 2019 of felony indecent exposure with sexual motivation in Pierce County for exposing himself to a woman on a bus. Convicted in 2018 of indecent exposure in Pierce County for exposing himself to several people and also of indecent exposure and cyberstalking for sending a former client photographs of his genitalia. Convicted in 2018 on four counts of cyberstalking for sending vulgar emails and pictures to a former student. Convicted in 2017 of cyberstalking in Pierce County for sending sexual pictures to a female acquaintance.
Sex offender treatment: It is unknown if he participated in a treatment program while incarcerated.
For more information: Call Pierce County sheriff’s specialist GayLynn Jackson at 253-798-7706.
