BEDFORD — A homeless man has been charged with two Level 6 felonies in Lawrence County after allegedly failing to comply with his legal obligations as a registered sex offender.

Troy Allen Terry, 57, currently listed as homeless in Bedford, is facing charges of failure to register and failure to notify the sex offender registry of absence, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by Detective Michael Williams of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department.

The alleged offenses are believed to have occurred between May 13, 2025, and September 24, 2025.

The investigation was initiated on September 26, 2025, after Aaron Shoults, the Sex Offender Registry (SVOR) Coordinator for the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, notified officers that Terry had allegedly failed to comply with his

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