Registered sex offender arrested after approaching Jackson school for business deal

JACKSON (TN)
Jackson Sun

February 13, 2019

By Cassandra Stephenson

A Jackson man was arraigned Monday with a charge of violating the sex offender registry after he tried to secure a business agreement with a local secondary school.

Chad Lutrell, 39, allegedly went to St. Mary’s Catholic School to secure an agreement regarding the school’s recyclable materials, according to court documents. As Lutrell exited an office after the meeting, a woman walking into the building recognized him as a registered sex offender. She reported it to the principal, who contacted the Jackson Police Department. The incident was recorded by the school’s security cameras.

A representative from St. Mary’s Catholic School declined to comment on the incident.

Lutrell was convicted of sexual battery in Madison County in 2009. The Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry lists him as a sex offender against children.

The Jackson Police Department Sex Offender Unit and U.S. Marshals Service arrested Lutrell at his home in Jackson on Tuesday morning. He is being held at Madison County Jail with a $5,000 bond.

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