Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detectives conducted a sweep Monday, June 28th, documenting approximately 75 compliance checks with non-compliant sex offenders and cleared six additional active warrants.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detectives conducted a sweep Monday, June 28th, documenting approximately 75 compliance checks with non-compliant sex offenders and cleared six additional active warrants.
Operation Copperhead, a non-compliant sex offender registration sweep, concluded last week with a total of 32 arrests of suspects charged with failure to report as a sex offender in the Jackson County area. The operation ran for two weeks and also resulted in the registration of 34 out-of-compliance sex offenders.
A major goal of these operations is to lower the risk non-compliant sex offenders pose to public safety. Sex offenders are required to report their current address, place of employment or school status, any change in name or residence, and any intended travel outside of the US. They must also participate in a sex offender risk assessment and submit to fingerprinting and photos of their face, and identifying scars, marks or tattoos. Compliance checks involve law enforcement contacting sex offenders or conducting research to confirm addresses.
