William Eugene Hood

     The Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public that a man has registered as a Sex Offender at the Sheriff’s Office and is now residing in this County.

NAME:                       WILLIAM EUGENE HOOD

DATE OF BIRTH:   08/17/1954

HOME ADDRESS:  269 Lanny’s Ln. (in Holiday Estates II off Cannie Baker Rd)

                                    Mountain Home, AR 72653                          

     The offender was convicted in May, 2011 for Criminal Attempt to Commit Sexual Abuse.  This incident involved the offender traveling to North Little Rock, Arkansas to have sex with who he believed to be an 11 year old girl and her mother. 

     (This offender has not yet been assigned a Risk Level by SOSRA (Sex Offender Screening and Risk Management).

     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