Wanted Sexual Offender Captured

Thanks to an anonymous tip to the Criminal Investigations Division, Bedford County Sheriff’s Sgt. Benji Burris and Deputy Clyde Boyce were able to locate James Joseph Odell at a residence in Bedford County early Thursday morning. Odell is currently being held in Bedford County Jail on a $30,000 bond.
James Joseph Odell was wanted for Violation of Sexual Offender Registry Law and classified by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as a violent offender.
Odell also had two outstanding drug warrants.