Cherokee County Officials Verify Sex Offenders’ Registration

CHEROKEE COUNTY – A compliance check of the county’s 98 registered sex offenders, led by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, was performed Thursday with the help of 35 officers representing 13 agencies. According to the Jacksonville Daily Progress, 10 teams consisting of three to four officers began knocking on doors shortly after 6 a.m., in areas that included Wells, Rusk and Alto. The compliance check was done to verify if offenders’ addresses and vehicle information were current. CCSO will be securing warrants for at least six of these offenders because they had moved without giving correct addresses or they had moved without contacting officers, the release stated.

Agencies assisting CCSO included the Texas DPS, U.S. Marshals Office, Tyler Police Department, the Cherokee County Pct. 1 and Pct. 3 Constables, Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Alto Police Department, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Rusk Police Department, Cherokee County Probation Department, Smith County Pct. 4 Office, the Palestine City Marshal’s Office and Henderson Police Department.