Sex offender jailed for not registering
Published 12:02 am Saturday, March 26, 2011
A Vicksburg man was in the Warren County Jail Friday after being arrested for felony violations of his registered sex offender status, Sheriff Martin Pace said.
Billy Dee Taylor, 25, 1103 First North St., Apt. 1, was arrested by deputies at 8 a.m. after an investigation that included looking at lease agreements, utility bills and other financial documents, Pace said.
Taylor was charged with failure to notify officials of a change of address and residing within 1,500 feet of a school, said the sheriff. The First North Street apartment is across the street from the Grove Street School.
Taylor was being held without bond pending an initial appearance in court Monday.
County man held on court sanction
A local man was in the Warren County Jail Friday night for a drug court sanction, jail records showed.
Forrest Beard, 21, 1239 Boy Scout Road, was being held without bond.