Authorities on Monday arrested a convicted child molester who failed to register as a sex offender upon his release from custody last week.
Tommy Lee McElhannon, 37, had been convicted of child molestation in 1999 in Jackson County. After serving about 17 months in prison, he was released on probation.
He subsequently served additional prison time for a conviction on a sale of methamphetamine charge. In November, following a previous sex offender violation, he was sentenced to serve 90-120 days at the minimum security Colwell Probation Detention Center in Blairsville.