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A Marion County man faces multiple felony charges for violating the sex offender registry. Justin Dean Cowman, 39, faces three counts of that charge — each a Class D felony, having been convicted of the same offense twice before in Wapello County, and was arrested on a warrant this week. According to court records, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was notified this summer of at least two different places Cowman had been residing — one in Knoxville, and one in rural Pella. According to the Iowa Sex Offender registry, as of September 8th, his whereabouts were unknown and his last registered address was in Montezuma. Cowman was convicted in 2016 of telephone dissemination of obscene material to a minor — first offense. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 29th.