STARKVILLE, Miss. (QCNewsfeed) — An Alabama man is behind bars in Oktibbeha County after officers arrested him for public intoxication and discovered he was wanted in Alabama on sex offense charges.
According to a news release from the Starkville Police Department, officers arrested 41-year-old Stephen Shirley of West Blocton, Alabama, and charged him with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
Police said Shirley refused to identify himself to officers throughout the interaction. During the subsequent investigation, officers learned that Shirley is a registered sex offender and discovered an active warrant for his arrest out of Jefferson County, Alabama, for second-degree sodomy.
Shirley is currently being held at the Oktibbeha County Jail pending extradition to Alabama.
The Starkville Police Department expressed appreciation to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama for its assistance in the case.
Authorities encourage anyone with additional information regarding this incident or other criminal activity to contact the Starkville Police Department at 662-323-4131 or Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 800-530-7151. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online through the department’s website.
