Sheriff’s office issues sex offender information bulletin

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has announced that Noah P. Vetterkind, a convicted sex offender, is residing at 613 E. Second St., Owen, effective Jan. 21.

Vetterkind was previously convicted of possession of child pornography.

He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs approximately 219 pounds. He has sandy hair and blue eyes.

Vetterkind has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts and 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,” wrote Sheriff Kerry Kirn in a press release.

Vetterkind will be supervised by agents specializing in intensive supervision. He is to have no unsupervised contact with minors and is not to consume any alcohol or drugs.

He is to comply with the standard sex offender rules, cooperate with GPS monitoring, and is required to have face-to-face contact with law enforcement as well as comply with all requirements as a lifetime registrant of the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry. Notification of sex offender release Wisconsin Statute 301.46(2m) authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release when, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense. Further, his criminal history places him in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend.

“Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it was not until the Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law was enacted that law enforcement was able to share this information with the community. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will not be tolerated,” Kirn wrote.

If you have any questions, contact Kirn at 715-743-5358.

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