James A. Cech

     The Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public that a new sex offender has registered with the Sheriff’s Office. 

NAME:                       JAMES ALAN CECH

DATE OF BIRTH:   12/01/1965

HOME ADDRESS:  138 Featherknob Lane
                                    Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653     

     The offender was arrested on May 17, 1994 in LaGrange, Illinois of the crime of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault and convicted in October, 1995.  He was also arrested on October 28, 1998 in Des Plaines, Illinois for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender.  Available documentation does not provide specific information or details about these crimes.

     (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