Sex Offender Left Iredell, Charged For Failing To Update Address

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — An Iredell County registered sex offender was arrested this week, charged with moving out of the area without telling officials his new address as required for compliance in North Carolina’s Sex Offender and Public Protection Registration Program, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office received a tip May 17 that Jamie Clifton Jarvis, 34, who was listed on the state’s sex offender registry as living in Statesville, was living in Hiddenite in Alexander County.

The sheriff’s office “was alerted by a North Carolina Probation Officer about a Satellite Based Monitoring Device indicated Jamie Clifton Jarvis was residing at 205 Cattle Drive, Hiddenite in Alexander County,” ICSO said. He had neither submitted an address change form in Iredell County, nor registered the new Alexander County address, authorities said.

Jarvis was convicted in 2017 for taking indecent liberties with a 5-year-old victim, and again in 2018 for disseminating obscenity to a 15-year-old victim. According to ICSO, Jarvis also has previous convictions for misdemeanor larceny and misdemeanor misuse of 911 system.

Jarvis was arrested May 20 and charged with felony failure to notify address change in Iredell County; felony post release, and probation violations; and felony failing to register with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. His secured bond for all the charges was set at $45,000.