The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says deputies received an anonymous tip that a registered sex offender who was registered as living on Bertha Hollow Road in Gray had moved to Zackary Street in Barbourville without notifying authorities. Officers went to the house on Zackary Street and found the alleged offender, 34 year old Billie Earl Smith. After verifying information on the Sex Offender Register Smith was arrested and charged with failure to comply with sex offender registration. Smith was lodged in the Knox County Detention Center.
