A Hartselle man and convicted sex offender has been charged with living near a school and daycare without registering with authorities first.

Clyde Douglas Blankenship

Clyde Douglas Blankenship, 61, of 913 Pattillo St. SW in Hartselle was arrested Dec. 17 and charged with failure to register a move and violation of residence restriction by a sex offender. He was transferred to the Morgan County Jail and faces a $40,000 bond.

Special Victims Unit investigator Charles Radke found Blankenship had moved to 913 Pattillo Street, SW and had been living there for approximately a week without registering at the Morgan County Sheriff’s office. That address is less than 2,000 feet from a school and a daycare.

Blankenship, a registered, convicted sex offender, is required to register a move in accordance with statutes of the Sexual Offenders Registration and Community Notification Act (SORNA).