Gadsden, Al.
A convicted sex offender from Arizona has been arrested for violation of the Community Notification Act after he did not register to live in Etowah County, Sheriff Todd Entrekin said.
A convicted sex offender from Arizona has been arrested for violation of the Community Notification Act after he did not register to live in Etowah County, Sheriff Todd Entrekin said.
| Thomas Lee Jolly |
Thomas Lee Jolly, 41, Kingman, Ariz., was homeless when he came to Etowah County about a month ago and appears to have been trying to avoid detection by area law enforcement, Etowah County Sheriff's Office investigator Josh Morgan said.
Someone let him and the 19-year-old woman he was traveling with live in a camper in the Tidmore Bend community, unaware he was a convicted sex offender.
The owner of the camper became suspicious after what appeared to be child pornography showed up on a computer. After checking into Jolly's background, it was discovered he is a convicted sex offender in Arizona.
The person who had let him stay in the camper contacted the sheriff's office. Jolly was arrested and the computer was seized so it can be analyzed, Morgan said.
Morgan said Jolly was convicted in Arizona of rape and sodomy-related charges involving a 13-year-old girl.
The woman with Jolly did not know he was a convicted sex offender and has since returned to Arizona.
A $50,000 cash bond was set for Jolly and charges are expected in Arizona for leaving the state with notifying proper authorities. He has faced those charges before.
“This is not the first time he has left Arizona without reporting it to authorities,” Morgan said.
Someone let him and the 19-year-old woman he was traveling with live in a camper in the Tidmore Bend community, unaware he was a convicted sex offender.
The owner of the camper became suspicious after what appeared to be child pornography showed up on a computer. After checking into Jolly's background, it was discovered he is a convicted sex offender in Arizona.
The person who had let him stay in the camper contacted the sheriff's office. Jolly was arrested and the computer was seized so it can be analyzed, Morgan said.
Morgan said Jolly was convicted in Arizona of rape and sodomy-related charges involving a 13-year-old girl.
The woman with Jolly did not know he was a convicted sex offender and has since returned to Arizona.
A $50,000 cash bond was set for Jolly and charges are expected in Arizona for leaving the state with notifying proper authorities. He has faced those charges before.
“This is not the first time he has left Arizona without reporting it to authorities,” Morgan said.
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