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Dec 17, 2019
TIPTON COUNTY, Ind. (WXIN) Officers arrested a convicted sex offender at an Indiana middle school Monday.
Police said around 12:40 p.m., the sheriffs office got a call from a school resource officer at Tipton County Middle School reporting a possible sex offender on school property.
According to police, 26-year-old Todd Allen Nicholas, of Burnettsville, was part of a work crew doing maintenance on school grounds.
Following protocol, school officials scanned the ID Nicholas gave them and the schools online Raptor system alerted office staff that Nicholas was a possible sex offender.
Police said further investigation showed that Nicholas was convicted of child molesting in White County in 2012 and is currently registered as a sexual predator on the Indiana registry.
According to police, he is currently on parole through the Indiana Department of Correction.
Nicholas was arrested for unlawful entry of school property by a serious sex offender and taken to the Tipton County Jail.
