Full Notification

                McDowell County sheriff’s deputies need the public’s help locating a sex offender who has violated registry rules.
                Detective Billie Brown of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office has charged 33-year-old Rachel Alison Smith, whose most recent address was 24 Currier Court in Marion, with a felony sex offender registry violation (failure to report new address).
                She is also wanted on three felony probation violations.
                An investigation shows that Smith left her Currier Court residence in mid-August, and did not register a new address with the Sheriff’s Office within three business days, which the sex offender registry law requires.
                Smith was convicted of three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child in McDowell County in December 2015. She was sentenced to 60 months of probation.
                Anyone with information concerning Smith’s whereabouts is asked to call Detective Billie Brown at 652-2237 or McDowell County Crime Stoppers at 65-CRIME (652-7463). You can also text your tips to Crime Stoppers. Text TIP MCDOWELLSO and your information to 888777. With Crime Stoppers, your identity remains anonymous, and you could receive a cash reward.