BOLO Issued For WV Sex Offender Jeremiah Ackelson Believed To Be In Staunton VA Area

STAUNTON, VA. (THECOUNT) — West Virginia State Police are searching for Jeremiah Cleveland Ackelson Jr, a convicted sex offender believed to be in the Staunton area.

According to Sgt. S.S. Keaton, with the Union detachment of the West Virginia State Police, Ackelson, 36, of Lynchburg, failed to register as a sex offender for a second time in Monroe County.

Ackelson was previously convicted of sexual battery of a minor.

The suspect’s last known address is 1052 Millners Dr in Lynchburg, VA.

Police believe he’s in the Staunton area and may be driving a white 1999 Ford F-150 with Virginia registration UTD 4265. Ackelson has been added to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) with the FBI to assist in finding him anywhere in the country, and once arrested, he would be extradited back to West Virginia, reports NBC12.

Ackelson is described as a white man standing 6-feet, 4-inches tall, weighing 260 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with possible information on his whereabouts should contact police at 911 or the Union Detachment of the West Virginia State Police at 304-772-5100.

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Geo quick facts: Staunton is an independent city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,746. In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County are in Verona, which is contiguous to Staunton – Wikipedia.