Joint Operation Snags
Wanted Sex Offender
Marion County Sheriff John
Layton announced today that Deputy Sheriffs, working in conjunction with the
United States Marshals Service and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms (ATF), arrested Kevin L Hatwood, 29, a wanted sex offender. The
Deputies were conducting an ongoing sex offender investigation and discovered
that Hatwood was hiding in a motel room. Hatwood was determined to be wanted on
an active felony warrant issued by the Marion Superior Court for violation of
sex offender registry requirements stemming from a rape conviction in 2001.
During the investigation, Deputies found two loaded handguns, marijuana and
cocaine in the room. Investigators from the ATF responded and assisted Deputies
with the investigation to pursue possible federal charges.
The arrest of Hatwood stems
from the current and ongoing joint initiation between the Marion County
Sheriff's office and US Marshals Service to aggressively seek wanted sex
offenders. Hatwood was formally charged by the Marion County Prosecutor's
Office for possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a class B
felony; possession of cocaine and a firearm, a class C felony; and
possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor.
Anyone
wanting to report the whereabouts of a wanted person can contact Crime Stoppers
of Central Indiana at (317) 262-TIPS or via the web at www.crimetips.org. A cash reward is
available.
