Dennis Dewayne Dockery, age 67 has been arrested after a two-month long manhunt. Dockery, who is originally from Georgia is facing several counts of child molestation.

Dennis Dockery was arrested in 2021 after a local investigation revealed he may have been molesting children since 2002 and had multiple victims. Dockery was released on bond but ordered to wear an ankle monitor which he later cut off and fled to East Tennessee.

On Wednesday, U.S. Marshals’ Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force in Tennessee located and apprehended Dockery in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  Dockery was found to have a loaded firearm tucked into his waistband, however, the officer’s quick reaction allowed for the arrest to take place without incident.

Dockery was taken to the Sevier County Jail, where he awaits extradition to Georgia to face his charges.