TN- Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Not Registering In Tenn.

Notice the purposeful misconstruction of the facts of this case in order to claim that the Adam Walsh Act was instrumental and necessary for this type of FTR offense. Reality is: 1) The man paroled in Washington and failed to register; 2) He traveled to Tennessee, failed to register and was caught.

So, he was a parole absconder and facing a state FTR charge. Eventually he would have been caught no matter where he moved to, if he failed to register in that state. Accordingly he would have been charged in that state under state law. Nothing whatsoever in the Adam Walsh Act aided this man's capture nor does this case prove a need for the Adam Walsh Act.

What this does show is, this man will be prosecuted and receive a higher sentence under AWA than he would have under state law. So AWA is nothing more than a sentencing enhancement scheme being portrayed as god's gift to society to keep them safe. Hopefully he gets a SMART attorney.

4-21-2009 Tennessee:

___, from the state of Washington, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court here to traveling in interstate commerce without registering as a sex offender.

Sentencing for ___ has been set for Aug. 31 at 9 a.m.

At sentencing, ___, 37, faces a term of imprisonment of up to 10 years, followed by a lifetime on supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment.

___, a native of Olympia, Wash., was convicted of one count of rape and two counts of kidnapping in 1995, according to a press release for U.S. Attorney Russ Dedrick. His two victims were minors, the release said.

___ was released from the Washington State Penitentiary on Jan. 17, 2009, and ordered to report to his community-based supervision officer on Jan. 20, 2009.

(eAdvocate Post)
But despite being advised of his travel restrictions and the fact that Tennessee authorities had denied his request to supervise him after conviction on the Washington charges, ___ immediately traveled to Bluff City in Sullivan County, Tennessee, according to the release.

___ did not register as a sex offender with authorities in either Washington or Tennessee, according to the news release.

___ was arrested on March 27, 2009, after a federal criminal complaint was presented by the United States Marshals Service.

He has remained in federal custody since his arrest, the news release said.

Dedrick said, "These facts underscore the value of the Adam Walsh Act. Mr. ___ intentionally fled the State of Washington to avoid two years of community-based supervision in Washington, despite being told that Tennessee authorities were not willing to supervise him. Local authorities in Washington State and the Marshals Service leveraged resources and promptly removed a dangerous individual from our community." ..News Source.. by The Greeneville Sun