SUSPECTED CHILD RAPIST CAPTURED IN SCOTTSBORO

Staff — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:54:24 +0000

SCOTTSBORO-Authorities have confirmed the arrest and capture of suspected child rapist Simon Dean Porter.

Porter was wanted by police in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee in connection with the rape of a 16-month-old baby boy.

Scottsboro police tell ShoalsInsider.com they received a call of someone matching Porter’s description walking along Highway 79 in Scottsboro.

The child victim is recovering at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.

Porter just after capture

Porter will be transferred from the Scottsboro City Jail to the Jackson County Jail to await extradition to Lawrenceburg.

No bond if any has been set until Porter is extradited to Lawrenceburg.

More details as they become available.

By Jeff Roland

ShoalsInsider.com – Keeping You Informed

SUSPECTED CHILD RAPIST WITH SHOALS TIES ADDED TO TEN MOST WANTED

Staff — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:19:28 +0000

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn.- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has added a Lawrenceburg man who allegedly raped a 16-month-old baby boy to the state’s Top 10 Most Wanted List.

The TBI is offering up to a $2,500 reward for information leading to arrest and capture of Simon Dean Porter.

According to Lawrenceburg police, Porter is wanted in connection with the aggravated rape of a 16-month-old baby boy. Authorities say the child is being treated at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville.

Police say Porter was last seen driving a green 1997 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck with a red tailgate and Tennessee license plates reading 3G2-6Z9.

Porter is 33-years-old and described as being 5 feet 9 inches tall and 260 pounds with reddish-blond hair and hazel eyes and wearing glasses.

Call 1-800-TBI-FIND or 911 if you spot him! Porter has known ties to the Shoals area.

By Jeff Roland

ShoalsInsider.com – Keeping You Informed

Simon Dean Porter – Shoals Insider

SUSPECTED CHILD RAPIST CAPTURED IN SCOTTSBORO

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