PASO ROBLES, Calif.- Hours after wanted sex offender, Matthew Booker was arrested, part of his family reacts by speaking out and says he's not who you think he is.
"He did not touch his nieces and nephews, he has never touched my children, he has never touched his other sister's children either," says Booker's brother-in-law, David Harrold.
David Harrold says his brother-in-law and registered sex offender, Matthew Booker is not the monster that he's being portrayed as.
"The allegations of dozens are absolutely not true, and his single mistake is something that is hard to overcome," says Harrold.
Harrold says he's not denying the fact that Booker is a registered sex offender, but won't go in detail about it.
"I'm not condoning anything that's wrong and I definitely am not condoning running from the law, but what I am saying he is still a person," says Harrold.
Booker went missing about a month ago after he failed to appear in court but Sheriff's Deputies tracked him down early Thursday morning inside a Paso Robles home and arrested him.
Harrold tears up and says,"as hard as it is, we are grateful he is alive."
As for Booker's aunt, she's upset with the image that law enforcement is making him out to be.
"Made him out to be monstrative, just incredibly dangerous, he's not...it's one, I think actually small mistake," says Chris, Booker's aunt.
Booker is in custody booked for questioning in San Luis Obispo County Jail.
