Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Showing Up at School

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CHARLOTTE, NC —Β A registered sex offender in Watauga County is back in jail, accused of new sex crimes.

Investigators arrested John Stines earlier this month after witnesses say he showed up at Parkwood Elementary School.Β Detectives then connected him to a sex assault involving a six- year-old child.

Stines is locked up on a $1 million bond for that case.