COVINGTON, Ga. — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Department of Community Supervision, hosted the 15th Annual Sex Offender Compliance Check recently for registered sex offenders residing in the Newton County area.

Deputy Veronica Williams and probation and parole officers hosted this annual event Oct. 31 to ensure high-risk sex offenders were appropriately supervised while families participate in Halloween festivities. 

The NCSO’s Sex Offender Compliance Check was initiated in 2006 and became part of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association’s annual initiative, Operation Watchful Eye, in 2015.

This year, Operation Watchful Eye involved 66 Georgia sheriffs. There was a total of 35 sex offenders arrested and 51 warrants issued across the state of Georgia from Oct. 25, through Nov. 1, 2021.

In Newton County, there are currently 325 registered sex offenders. No arrests were made in the community during this year’s event.

A current list of registered sex offenders can be accessed on the NCSO’s website at www.newtonsheriffga.org.