GARRETT ARRESTED FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER

Rockwood police took 62-year-old Walter Loyd Garrett, Jr. into custody last Friday for failure to register as a sex offender. According to the Roane County jail database, Garrett was initially placed under a $20,000 bond. The Tennessee sex offender registry indicates Garrett is classified as violent against children and was ordered onto the list after his conviction for aggravated sexual assault.