Sex offender arrested at elementary school's trunk-or-treat
ONES CLINGING TO HOPE THAT THE
MISSING WILL BE FOUND.
TONIGHT, A REGISTERED OFFENDER
WHO IS PROHIBITED FROM STEPPING
ONTO A SCHOOL CAMPUS IS IN
JAIL, ARRESTED DURING A
HALLOWEEN EVENT LAST WEEK AT A
LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> 62 YEAR-OLD MARK KNIGHT WAS
ARRESTED AT THE DEPUTIES
IDENTIFIED HIM AS A REGISTERED
OFFENDER ATTENDING A TRUNK OR
TREAT EVENT AT BENNETT
ELEMENTARY IN CHATHAM COUNTY,
WR ISRAELI DANLEY SPOKE WITH
PARENTS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ABOUT THE SHOCKING FIND AND
JOINS US LIVE FULLY.
>> JERROLD, LEGALLY NIGHT WAS
NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE ON PUBLIC
SCHOOL PROPERTY IN THE FIRST
PLACE WITH THE HALLOWEEN
SEASON. CLEARLY KICKING INTO
HIGH GEAR. THEY'RE GOING TO BE
A LOT OF KIDS. HALLOWEEN EVENTS
TAKING PLACE. THE CERTAINLY
SERVES AS A REMINDER TO PARENTS
TO STAKE, TO STAY CAUTIOUS OF
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE AREA.
>> SHOCKING.
>> BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME
ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE ON
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH BENNETT
SCHOOL HOSTED ITS TRUNK OR
TREAT HALLOWEEN EVENT FOR
FAMILIES. EVERYTHING WAS GOING
ACCORDING TO PLAN UNTIL 62
YEAR-OLD CONVICTED OFFENDER
MARK NIGHT SHOWED UP, ACCORDING
TO THE CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE, A DEPUTY AT THE EVENT
RECOGNIZED TONIGHT AFTER
VERIFYING HIS STATUS AS A
REGISTERED OFFENDER AND
THEREFORE, LEGALLY RESTRICTED
FROM BEING ON PUBLIC SCHOOL
PROPERTY. HE WAS QUICKLY TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY. TIFFANY BULLOCK
WAS AT THE EVENT. SHE'S GLAD NO
CHILDREN WERE HARMED BUT CAN'T
STOP THINKING ABOUT THE WHAT
IF, WHAT, IF?
>> I DIDN'T KNOW HE DIDN'T CALL
OUT BEEN DEVASTATED BECAUSE
THIS GIRLS AND BOYS SO. THAT
IS RIDICULOUS.
>> HE KNEW HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
UP IN A STATEMENT. THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SAYS IT WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE ON FUTURE EVENTS AND THE
SAFETY OF FAMILIES REMAINS THE
TOP PRIORITY. BENNETT PARENT,
BRANDI BREWER IS GRATEFUL THE
SCHOOL AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
HANDLED THE SITUATION QUICKLY.
IT IS SCARY. INITIALLY
>> OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IN TIME
THERE IS A TOP RATE AROUND
KIDS. BUT VERY THANKFUL FOR
OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT THE
ISSUE WAS SOLVED AND TAKING
CARE OF SWIFTLY AND TO SAY
THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THERE
IS A SAFE THIS YEAR IN A TIGHT
COMMUNITY. US.
>> KNIGHT'S BOND HAS BEEN SET
AT $1000 AND HE'S DUE TO BE IN
COURT ON THE 28TH. THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO ENSURE
THAT EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE
REMAINS SAFE SPACES FOR