Joshua Tyler Dannels (also known by the alias Tyler Dannels), a white male born on February 28, 1991, is currently listed as an active offender on the Tennessee sex offender registry as of April 7th, 2026.

Dannels was charged with aggravated statutory rape for an offense dated September 16, 2023, which carries potential penalties of 2 to 12 years in prison.

His criminal history includes several other entries, many of which were dismissed or resulted in lesser outcomes:
– October 30, 2024: Aggravated statutory rape, tied to the 2023 offense.
– October 4, 2023: Speeding.
– August 1, 2021: Possession of a handgun while under the influence, a charge that was dismissed. (Public reports from 2021 link Dannels to an arrest for this charge following a fatal shooting investigation at a waterpark in Sevierville, though he was not the primary shooting suspect.)
– September 21, 2019: Domestic assault — dismissed.
– August 11, 2018: Reckless endangerment (no weapon) — guilty plea to a lesser charge.
– October 20, 2017: Leaving the scene of an accident — dismissed.
– October 30, 2010: Aggravated criminal trespass — dismissed.

Physically, Dannels is 5’10” tall, weighs 185 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes, and has multiple tattoos on his chest, left arm, right arm, back, right hand, and left hand. He holds a Tennessee driver’s license.

He is under active supervision as a registered sex offender through the Tennessee Department of Correction.