On Monday July 24, 2023, deputies were on High Street in Monticello conducting interviews in regards to a missing person investigation when they encountered Ricky W. Morgan, 60, of Atlanta Georgia. A computer check revealed that Morgan, who is a level 3 sex offender, was wanted by the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office in the State of Georgia for failing to register his new address.

The suspect was arrested as a fugitive from justice and arraigned before Town of Thompson judge Richard Baum. Morgan was committed to the Sullivan County jail without bail pending extradition to Georgia.