On Wednesday
afternoon, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office arrested Roy Stephen Helm in the
Sano community of Adair County on charges of Failure To Comply with the Sex
Offender Registry.
Adair Sheriff Josh Brockman received information from
Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston of Helm possibly living in the area of
Sano near the Adair-Russell line and was not in compliance with his mandated
responsibilities of notifying the authorities of his address change and
whereabouts. Failure to comply with sex offender registration is a Class D Felony
in Kentucky.
With the assistance from Kentucky State Police Criminal
Intelligence Analyst Stacy Kelsay, Helm’s identity was confirmed and
information was obtained that probable cause existed that he was not in
compliance. Sheriff Brockman located Helm in a barn 12 miles east of Columbia
where he was arrested. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the
investigation.