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Registered Sex-Offender Arrested In Taylorsville

October 23, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

James Watt Warren

A registered sex-offender form Alexander County has been arrested.

On Thursday, Taylorsville Police located and arrested James Watt Warren, age 50, of Taylorsville. Warren had been sought by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office after he was spotted at the Taylorsville Apple Festival on Saturday, October 18th. He is charged with felony sex-offender on child premises and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center with a secured bond set at $200,000.

Watt was convicted of sexual battery in Alexander County on October 31st, 2011. He served a total of 30-months in prison.

Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office

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