Crime & Safety
Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register New Iredell Home
Bobby Lee Minton, Sr. was charged with failing to update the sex offender registry after he moved to Iredell County, ICSO said.
IREDELL COUNTY, NC — A registered sex offender was arrested and charged in Iredell County for failing to notify authorities of his new address in the area, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The charge is a felony.
Bobby Lee Minton, Sr., 54, had lived at his new address on Lippard Farm Road in Statesville for about a month when authorities made the discovery Oct. 2.
The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office last week that Minton, who was previously registered as living in Hiddenite, N.C., was possibly living in Iredell County.
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Iredell deputies located Minton at the Statesville address. He was arrested by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and transported back to the county, where he charged with failing to notify authorities of his address change. Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said it also has obtained a warrant on the same charge.
Minton’s secured bond was set at $8,500.
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