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Sex offender arrested at high school

Updated: Wed 2:13 PM, Jan 02, 2013

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Knox County Sheriff's Office arrested Jeffrey Keith for violating his sex offender status twice.

They arrested Keith at his house on Country Walk Drive in Powell Friday night.

Earlier the same day, he was on the property of a local high school without a reason.

He's also charged for operating a gymnastics business without notifying the Sex Offenders Enforcement Unit.

Keith was originally convicted in 1998 in Rhea County for Aggravated Sexual Battery against a 10 year old girl. She was one of his gymnastics students at the time.

If you have a tip about a sex offender violating the registry, call Knox County Sheriff's Office at (865) 215-6467.


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