Timothy Swift

     The Sheriff's Office is notifying the public that a new sex offender has registered with the Sheriff's Office after moving into this jurisdiction from Tennessee.

NAME:                       TIMOTHY SWIFT

DATE OF BIRTH:   03/26/1963

HOME ADDRESS:   4306 Hwy 62 East

                                    Mountain Home, AR 72653

     The offender was found guilty of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse on 05/02/1997 in Kane County, Illinois.  He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment followed by 24 months probation and a fine.  Documentation indicates this offense involved a victim between the ages of 13 and 16. 

     (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