Franklin County Sheriff's Office organizes sex offender compliance team
Fri, 12/14/2012 - 8:19am — Kaylin Bade-Reporter
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Overtime and funding for the project was provided by the Marshal’s Service. The compliance check began this Tuesday and ended Thursday evening. Out of 217 registered sex offenders in Franklin County, contact was made with 203. The 217 number includes those offenders who are registered that live within a city limits or incorporated area. The compliance teams provided packets to the local law enforcement agencies of offenders in their area to check compliance. 130 offenders lived in unincorporated Franklin County. 87 lived within an incorporated city limits. In total, 5 individuals were arrested for misdemeanor charges. It was determined that two individuals had passed away, and two were in a nursing home that had not registered. Three had moved out of state and 7 were located out of Franklin County. In all, 17 were not in compliance either by providing a wrong address, incorrect phone number, or not updating their current employment.
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