The Wabash County Sheriff’s Office responded on Monday, May 19th to complaints about a registered sex offender living in Bellmont at an address different from his registered location. After a brief investigation, authorities confirmed that 32-year-old William S. Franks of West Salem was residing at 212 S. Persimmon St. in Bellmont. Franks was taken into custody and transported to the Wabash County Jail.
Franks was on furlough from White County where he had previously pled guilty to another sex crime. He appeared in Wabash County Circuit Court for a detention hearing and is now being held pending trial. He has been charged with Failure to Register a New Address.
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