Wanted sex offender arrested at hotel on Moon Road in Columbus: MCSO
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A wanted sex offender is behind bars after the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, along with the United States Marshals Service, arrested the offender at a hotel off Moon Road in Columbus on June 16, 2023.
Lorenzo Adkins was registered as a sex offender in Chatham County, Georgia, for Rape and was on Parole for Life. “Adkins cut his ankle monitor in Russell County, Alabama, but also had been seen in Columbus, Georgia,” MCSO said. The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Task Force and US Marshals, successfully executed arrest warrants on Adkins at a motel on Moon Road. Adkins was arrested for Violation of Parole. Adkins also faces charges in Alabama for Failure to Register as a State Sex Offender and Failure to Notify Upon Entering the State.
“The dedication of all of the law enforcement agencies involved likely prevented this individual from committing another heinous crime,” the agency added.
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