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Turnbull allegedly refused to come to the door when detectives arrived, so the Franklin County SWAT Team was called in to assist them. They eventually took Turnbull into custody.

In addition, police arrested Casey L. Lewis, of Union, on active no-bond warrants for endangering the welfare of a child, a felony, as well as three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of delivery of a controlled substance at a jail or correctional center. Lewis is not a registered sex offender.

Agencies involved in the compliance checks were the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Sullivan, Washington, St. Clair, Union, Pacific, Gerald and New Haven police departments. The officers conducted 285 compliance checks as part of the yearly joint operation to ensure that all registered sex offenders are in compliance with the registry guidelines.

Pelton noted in a press release that these checks are not required by law, but that “the Law Enforcement community of Franklin County makes every effort to ensure the safety of the children in our communities.”

Police are allowed by law to conduct compliance checks to ensure registered sex offenders have provided accurate information about their address and vehicles.

“I would like to thank all law enforcement agencies along with our detectives and deputies that assisted with the compliance checks,” Pelton said in the release.