A Linton man accused of failure to register as a sex offender was booked in to the Greene County Jail yesterday, Thursday, December 27, on a warrant issued for failure to appear at his initial hearing.

Steven Dewayne Goodman, 33, Linton, is being held on a bond set at $10,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed.

Goodman was convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor in Knox County in 2009. He is required to register with the Indiana Sexual and Violent Offender List as a sex offender for a period of 10 years. According to information on the list, he is required to register until July of 2019.

Goodman was registered as living on West 4th Street in Bicknell, which is in Knox County, but at some point he apparently moved to Linton and officers allege he failed to register in Greene County.

Greene County Sheriff’s Detective Shawn Cullison investigated and in a probable cause affidavit prepared by Det. Cullison, he detailed a series of incidents involving Goodman.

On July 14, the Linton Police Department received a report that Goodman was a sex offender and he was in the park.

On July 15, the Linton Police Department received a noise complaint from a caller who said a vehicle in the parking lot of Musselman’s Apartments was playing loud music. Det. Cullison responded to the complaint and said when he got there, a man sitting in a vehicle was playing music quietly but when the patrol car stopped behind the vehicle, the man got out and quickly walked into the apartment building. A few seconds later, a woman opened the door to the building, stuck her head out and looked at the officer then also quickly went back inside. The officer ran the plate.

The records check showed the license plate was for a different vehicle.

When Cullison checked with Greene County Sex and Violent Offender Registrar Temperance Harris, she said Goodman was not registered in Greene County.

Then on July 18, GCSD Deputy Alan Jackson was dispatched to the same apartment about an unrelated complaint but Det. Cullison also responded. Goodman was there and the detective talked to him.

Cullison reported he asked Goodman where he lived and he said he lived there and that he’d lived there for about a month.

On July 25, Cullison spoke to Goodman again about his registration. Goodman allegedly agreed that he was a registered sex offender and that he was registered as living in Knox County. He allegedly said he forgot to register in Greene County.

The next day, on July 26, Goodman went in to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department and registered.

However, Det. Cullison alleges that Goodman registered as living at 679 E Street SE in Linton, which is not the address where he had actually been living, which would be Musselman Apartments at 970 1st NE, apartment 45.

Goodman was arrested in August then bonded out. He was scheduled to appear for an initial hearing but when he failed to appear, a warrant was issued in mid-September.

Goodman also has another case pending against him for failure to register in Knox County.

Failure to register as a sex or violent offender is a Level 6 felony.