Arizona man arrested after faking death to avoid registering as sex offender: 'Nice try'

A man in Arizona was arrested earlier this week after he allegedly faked his own death to avoid registering as a sex offender, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.

Benjamin Hollins, 50, who was originally convicted as a sex offender more than 20 years ago in California, was arrested on Tuesday after officers with the Chandler Police Department located him living at a home in Mesa, Arizona, under a false identity.

The sheriff's office did not say why police were looking for him or how they came across him.