A local sex offender is accused of failing to comply with registration requirements. According to Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery, 25-year-old Alton Bruce Cooke was arrested Friday by the Gassville Police Department and the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections. He is in the Baxter County Detention Center on felony counts of Failure to Register and Parole Violation and an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for Failure to Appear.
Cooke was registered to reside at 348 South Johnson Street in Gassville, but he was found instead to be staying at a residence on Kelley Lane located in close proximity to Gassville City Park. Sex offenders are prohibited by law from living at such a residence, and he was taken into custody after being located by Gassville officers.
Cooke has a bond of $15,000 on the Failure to Register charge, but he’s being held without bond on the parole violation. He is scheduled to appear in Baxter County Circuit Court September 22nd.
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