Rossville Police want Help Locating a Child Predator
Rossville, TN- Bertone Hartwell, was initially arrested on January 8th 2013 on charges of Computer Pornography and Sexual Exploitation of a Child, after he traveled from Red Bank TN to GA to have sexual contact with a child.
A follow-up investigation disclosed that Hartwell was in possession of thousands of images of child pornography.
On September 19th, 2016, Hartwell pled guilty in Catoosa County Superior Court. He was sentenced to a period of time in the GA Diversion Center, 15 years probation under sex offender conditions and fines.
He was initially allowed to remain on bond, and agreed to surrender himself to the Catoosa County Jail on September 23rd. He failed to surrender himself as required. Warrants were issued for Escape, Probation Violation and Child Exploitation on September 26th. Hartwell has been entered into NCIC. Anyone with information please contact Detective D. Scroggins (423) 802-7049
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