Sex offender living in downtown Duluth

A predatory offender has been released from custody and is living in downtown Duluth, police announced Friday.
Taran Lavar Buchanan, 36, is living on the 100 block of North First Avenue West. He has a history of sexual contact, including penetration, with a 12-year-old female who was known to him.
Buchanan is a Level III predatory offender, considered at the highest risk to reoffend. He is described as a black male with a medium build, standing 6 feet tall and weighing 212 pounds.
Fact sheets on Buchanan are available online at doc.state.mn.us/level3/search.asp and at the Duluth Police Department.