Hallsville sex offender arrested near busy intersection charged with being too close to school, failure to register
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A registered sex offender in Hallsville who was arrested on Thursday was charged with two felonies.
Eric Gathings, 51, was charged on Friday with failure to register as a sex offender and residing too close to a school.
He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. He is also being held on a U.S. Marshal hold.
Gathings was arrested on Thursday at his residence above the Sassafras Moon at the corner of Route B and East Highway 124 around 4 p.m. A large law enforcement response, including an armored vehicle, were seen in the area.
The residence Gathings stayed at is within 1,000 feet of a preschool and the Hallsville School District, the probable cause statement says.
