North Vernon man accused of sex offender registration violation

(NORTH VERNON, Ind.) – North Vernon Police say they arrested a man who failed to register as a sex offender. 

Investigators say they learned 36-year-old Anthony Bannister recently moved into a home on Sunnyside Drive that was less than 1,000 feet from a licensed daycare facility. 

Police say that put him in violation of Indiana’s sex offender residency restrictions. 

Bannister was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Jennings County Jail.