John Albert Stone, II
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. – A Gastonia man has been arrested after failing to register as a sex offender.
John Albert Stone Jr., 27, is charged with failure to report new address as a sex offender within three business days. A magistrate set his bond at $1 million secured on Tuesday afternoon.
Stone’s address is listed as 109 Wood Bridge St. in Gastonia.
He was charged in 2006 with taking indecent liberties with a minor. Stone was 20 at the time of the offense.
He was convicted and sentenced to three years probation. In North Carolina, anyone charged with a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender for 10 years following the charge.
Stone also has a history of arrests including felony larceny, simple assault, failure to comply and intoxicated and disruptive.
