NC- Sex offender was on grounds of the Downtown Middle School, says sheriff's office

This makes no sense, 4 times over 2 weeks with PO knowledge, and no arrest after any of those times. Obviously there was a reasonable explanation to stop arrests. Possibly this guy lives or works near the scholl and passes it on the way and given GPS units have a 15 feet tolerance sets it off. I doubt probation would give a GPS unit to someone who is not smart enough to know the consequences of violating it. Would love to know the outcome of this case if anyone finds out...

2-27-2009 North Carolina:

Elbert Otis Jeffries Jr., a registered sex offender, was arrested and charged with four felonious counts of Sex Offender on Child Premises after it was reported that he had been on the grounds of Downtown Middle School.

A convicted sex offender was arrested yesterday morning for being on the grounds of the Downtown Middle School four times in recent weeks, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said.

Elbert Otis Jeffries Jr., 26, of 4142 Old Lexington Road, faces four counts of being a sex offender on school premises. The Sheriff's Office said a probation officer told them Wednesday that Jeffries had been on the school grounds four times between Feb. 12 and Tuesday.

Jeffries is being monitored by a GPS tracking device that shows his location at all times. It was part of his sentence when he was convicted in 2006 of indecent liberties with a minor.

Jeffries is being held at the Forsyth County Jail with bond set at $15,000. ..News Source.. by Staff