News Talk 94.1/AM 1600 Where The Upper Cumberland Talks
A Cookeville man faces multiple charges for violations to the sex offender restrictions Tuesday
Officials arrested 29-year-old Matthew Hester for child abuse, driving on a suspended license, and failure to possess sex offender identification.
Matthew Hester faces multiple charges Tuesday. (Photo: Tennessee Sex Offender Registry)
Officers made initial contact with Hester for the failure to dim his headlights. Officials also identified the passenger as a 16-year-old female.
Arrest warrants indicate that Hester had his pants down and his penis exposed in the vehicle.
Hester said he did not have any identification. A records check indicates Hester was on the sex offender registry for a 2010 charge of carnal knowledge, or sex with someone under the age of consent.
Hester’s license was suspended in Virginia. Hester did not have a Tennessee license despite being a resident.
Authorities also cited Hester for failure to dim lights and no insurance.
Officials booked Hester into the Putnam County Jail on a $7,500 bond. Hester has since posted bail.
Hester must appear in court on February 4.
