ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. — A 62-year-old man who fled during his trial and was later apprehended in Atlanta was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for rape of a child. Roane County Criminal Court Judge Jeff Wicks sentenced Victor Moore to 40 years on the child rape conviction and …
Read More »Oliver Springs Man Arrested After Attempt to Evade Police
OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn. — A man wanted on multiple charges was taken into custody Thursday following a search in the Railroad Avenue area, according to the Oliver Springs Police Department. Officers say they received a tip that the suspect, identified as 54-year-old Ronnie Carroll, was at a home on Railroad …
Read More »TDOC identifies over 100 inmates who could be charged with stronger penalties for indecent exposure under new law
(NASHVILLE) – A new law sponsored by State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) and RepresentativeEd Butler (R-Rickman) strengthens penalties for indecent exposure of inmates in correctionalfacilities from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. The new law aims to protect prisonstaff by cracking down on misconduct by inmates and …
Read More »Two Arrested for Violating Sex Offender Registry
Authorities in Roane County took two convicted sex offenders into custody yesterday. Rockwood police arrested 62-year-old Donald Horace Barnes for failure to register as a sex offender and evading arrest. In a different incident, law enforcement transported 53-year-old Jack David Ledford to the jail in Kingston for violation of the …
Read More »Man arrested for violating Sex Offender Registry
Rockwood police took 62-year-old Walter Loyd Garrett, Jr. into custody last Friday for failure to register as a sex offender. According to the Roane County jail database, Garrett was initially placed under a $20,000 bond. According to the Tennessee sex offender registry, Garrett is classified as violent against children and …
Read More »Sex Offender Arrested in Roane County
A Roane County convicted sex offender was arrested yesterday afternoon by Rockwood police. Jason Wayne Easter, age 44, was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and was processed into the jail in Kingston. Easter, who is classified as violent against children, was ordered onto the registry after …
Read More »CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN ROANE COUNTY
The Roane County Sheriff’s Department processed a convicted sex offender at the jail yesterday (Sept. 16, 2020). Jerry C. Beckett, age 48, was charged with failure to register in the county as an offender. Beckett was later released on bond. He was ordered onto the registry after his conviction out …
Read More »Roane authorities arrest Sex offender Saturday
Roane County authorities arrested a convicted sex offender last Friday night Officers report 36-year-old Steven Lee Sneed of Rockwood was charged with failing to register. He was taken tojail and initially placed under a $10,000 bond. Sneed, who is labeled as violent, was ordered onto the registry after his 2012 …
Read More »Roane County authorities arrested a convicted sex offender Tuesday
Roane County authorities arrested a convicted sex offender Tuesday. Officers charged 41-year-old Casey Wayne Clark of Harriman with failure to register. Clark was taken to jail and his first scheduled appearance in general sessions court is set for September 15, 2020. Clark was ordered onto the sex offender registry after …
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