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	Marshall Deputies Arrest Arab Man For Failing To Register As Sex Offender September 10, 2010 Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls today announced the arrest of Darren Dwight Anderton for failing to register as a sex offender. Anderton was arrested on September 1, 2010 at 55 3rd st NE, Arab, Al. Anderton was convicted of Sexual Abuse 1st in 1995. His victim was a five-year-old female. With the strict sex offender regulations in place, the sheriff’s office learned Anderton had been missing from his registered address for ten days. The Sheriff began an investigation into the matter and the subject was arrested and is being held in the Marshall county jail on a no bond status. Walls issued the following statement regarding the arrest: “As Sheriff of Marshall County, it is my responsibility to ensure our citizens are properly informed and protected from sex offenders in our county. I have implemented strict sex offender tracking policies to ensure the whereabouts of registered sex offenders are closely monitored and tracked. National statistics show the probability of sex offenders reoffending is high. Obviously in this situation, those statistics hold true. I have an obligation as Sheriff to protect our citizens from criminals such as this. I will continue to track and ensure sex offenders in Marshall County are abiding by all laws set forth by the state of Alabama.” Sheriff Walls has made the monitoring of sex offenders a priority within Marshall County. Our citizens have the ability to log on to the Sheriffs website at www.marshallcosheriff.org and view all registered sex offenders in Marshall County. In addition, citizens can register their email address and receive immediate email notification when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood. Alabama law requires a registered sex offender to verify their residential information twice a year with the Sheriffs Office. However, Sheriff Walls requires sex offenders to call the office on a monthly basis to check in. Deputies perform random physical checks on sex offender’s year around. The Sheriff encourages the public to visit his website for up to date information and tips on sex offenders.

Marshall Deputies Arrest Arab Man
For Failing To Register As Sex Offender

September 10, 2010
Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls today announced the arrest of Darren Dwight Anderton for failing to register as a sex offender. Anderton was arrested on September 1, 2010 at 55 3rd st NE, Arab, Al.

Anderton was convicted of Sexual Abuse 1st in 1995. His victim was a five-year-old female. With the strict sex offender regulations in place, the sheriff’s office learned Anderton had been missing from his registered address for ten days. The Sheriff began an investigation into the matter and the subject was arrested and is being held in the Marshall county jail on a no bond status.

Walls issued the following statement regarding the arrest: “As Sheriff of Marshall County, it is my responsibility to ensure our citizens are properly informed and protected from sex offenders in our county. I have implemented strict sex offender tracking policies to ensure the whereabouts of registered sex offenders are closely monitored and tracked. National statistics show the probability of sex offenders reoffending is high. Obviously in this situation, those statistics hold true. I have an obligation as Sheriff to protect our citizens from criminals such as this. I will continue to track and ensure sex offenders in Marshall County are abiding by all laws set forth by the state of Alabama.”

Sheriff Walls has made the monitoring of sex offenders a priority within Marshall County. Our citizens have the ability to log on to the Sheriffs website at www.marshallcosheriff.org and view all registered sex offenders in Marshall County. In addition, citizens can register their email address and receive immediate email notification when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood. Alabama law requires a registered sex offender to verify their residential information twice a year with the Sheriffs Office. However, Sheriff Walls requires sex offenders to call the office on a monthly basis to check in. Deputies perform random physical checks on sex offender’s year around. The Sheriff encourages the public to visit his website for up to date information and tips on sex offenders.