The Sheriff's Office is notifying the public that a new sex offender has registered with the Sheriff's Office after moving here from out of state.

NAME:                       JAMES DREWERY

DATE OF BIRTH:   03/30/1981

HOME ADDRESS:  6316 Hwy 178 West, #3
                                    Lakeview, AR 72642

      The offender was convicted in Oregon County, Missouri on 09/04/2002 on a felony count of Statutory Rape in the First Degree and was sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.  Records indicate the offense involved a victim who was less than14 years of age.

     (This offender has not yet been assigned a Risk Level by SOCNA (Sex Offender Community Notification Assessment).

     This person is not wanted by law enforcement at this time.  This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public.  This information cannot be used to threaten, intimidate, or harass Registered Sex Offenders.  Citizen abuse will not be tolerated.  Such abuse could potentially end law enforcement's ability to do community notification.   

     /s/ John F. Montgomery
    Baxter County Sheriff