From Sheriff Andy Hood:

 

    The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested David Richard Drummond on charges that he Failed to Register as a Sex Offender.  Drummond was extradited by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department from Moody Police Department in Alabama.  Drummond originally registered with Monroe County December 4th, 2006.  He first went noncompliant in March of 2007.  He was located and re-registered on March 27, 2007.  He went noncompliant a second time on September 30,2007.  In March of 2008, St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department in Louisiana contacted Monroe County and enquired about Mr. Drummond.  St. Landry Parish stated that Mr. Drummond was noncompliant in registering with their department also.  On April 14, 2008, Jefferson County Sheriff Department in Alabama contacted the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and stated that Mr. Drummond was at their facility trying to register as a sex offender.  Monroe County Sheriff’s Department investigators informed Jefferson County that we had a arrest warrant for Mr.Drummond .  The warrant was sent to them, and Mr. Drummond was arrested in Moody, Alabama.  Mr. Drummond signed a waiver of extradition and he was transported back to Monroe County on May 13, 2008.  Information obtained through the investigation shows that Mr. Drummond was trailing from Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, displaying no regards for the sex offender law of any of the three states.  He was arrested on Mississippi Code Section 45-33-33, which states that upon a second or subsequent violation of failing to register, the offender shall be arrested for this violation.  Their are currently 39 registered sex offenders in Monroe County.  Of which, Mr. Drummond is the only noncompliant register at this time.
 
David Richard Drummond  49 yoa    850 Markeeta Rd    Leeds,  Alabama       Charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender 
 
Bond was set at $3,000 by Judges Robert Fowlkes
 
“We are going to do everything possible to keep the Sex Offenders that live in Monroe County compliant with state law.” 
 
    Mississippi law requires the Sheriff’s Department to obtain the following information from registrants:
            Name
            Address
            Place of Employment
            Crime for which convicted
            Date and place of conviction, adjudication or acquittal by reason of insanity
            Aliases used
            Social Security Number
            Date of Birth
            Age, race, sex, height, weight, hair color and eye color
            Description of the offense for which registration is required
            Identifying factors such as scars, marks or tattoos
            Anticipated Future Residence 
            Offense History
            Fingerprints and photograph, if not already obtained
            A DNA Sample
 
  • Offenders must notify the Mississippi Department of Public Safety  within 10 days before moving to or returning to a county in Mississippi
  • They must register with the local Sheriff’s Department within 10 days of first residing in the county.
  • Once the paper work is completed with the local Sheriff’s Department. the offender has to report in person with the paper work at a  Mississippi driver’s license station and obtain a State of Mississippi Sex Offender ID Card.
  • Offenders must reregister with the MDPS, in person, every 90 days and be issued a new ID Card.
  • The Offender must report any change in address by personally appearing at a MDPS Driver’s License station within 10 days before changing addresses.
  • If moving out of state, offenders must notify the MDPS within 10 days before moving to another state.  Offenders must comply with any registration requirement of the new state.