Sex offender arrested at NC State Fair

WTVD logo
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Sex offender arrested at North Carolina State fair.
A sex offender was arrested at the North Carolina State Fair.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A registered sex offender was arrested Saturday night at the North Carolina State Fair.

Deputies with the Wake County Sheriff's Office arrested Alexander James Cogdell, 35, of Kinston.

Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App

They said Cogdell was wearing an ankle monitor that went off because he was in violation of parole.

Authorities said Cogdell was attending the fair with his family; however, they did not specify where he was arrested.

Cogdell was charged with being a registered sex offender in a place with children on the premises and booked into the Wake County Detention Center.

Copyright © 2024 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.