PINEVILLE, KY - The Bell County Sheriff's Department is reporting that: On Tuesday April 6, 2021, Deputy Frank Foster arrested a Tazewell Tennessee man on sexual offense charges taken out in 2016 by Deputy Sgt. Patrick Brooks.
Sgt. Brooks began his investigation in 2016 when the man charged, 40-year-old Shane Whitehead, was living in Kentucky.
Shortly afterward Whitehead moved out of the state and was unable to be located at the time.
He was later investigated in Tennessee, also for sexual offenses.
After Deputy Foster found Whitehead at a residence on Mill Creek Road, he was arrested and lodged in the Bell County Detention Center.
Shane Whitehead has been charged with:
- Rape - 1st degree - victim less than 12 years of age
- Incest - victim less than 12 years of age or serious physical injury
- Sexual abuse - 1st degree - victim under 12 years of age
Photo of the accused is courtesy of the Bell County Detention Center.
*According to jail records, Mr. Whitehead is being held on a $100,000.00 CASH bond.
