ROANE COUNTY SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED ON EIGHT CHARGES
An Oliver Springs man was taken into custody by Roane County deputies yesterday on eight violations of the sex offender registry. Deputies transported 56-year-old Gary Wayne Pierce to the Roane County jail and initially placed him under $6,000 bond. According to the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry, Pierce was convicted in 1998 of enticing a child for indecent purposes.