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| Christopher Hahn |
January 20, 2022
Operation Safe Haven named by and for the hard and diligent work of the Levy County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Unit netted nine arrests for various sex offender registration violations. The operation encompassed nearly two months of hard work in locating and verifying sex offender’s addresses and ensuring all other State mandated registration requirements for convicted sex offenders living in Levy County were within compliance.
Most notable was the arrest of Christopher Hahn (5/29/81). Hahn was an absconded sex offender from Duval County. Hahn encountered law enforcement in another jurisdiction and claimed to live at an address in Levy County. He was recently released from prison and failed to appear for his second registration appointment in Jacksonville.
Levy County Detectives discovered Hahn was living in a tent on a vacant parcel of land near Bronson unbeknownst to law enforcement or the public. He was not immediately found on the property and made no attempt to register this location as his place of residence. Detectives learned he was an over the road truck driver and since Hahn had absconded, he visited nearly 20 other states as a truck driver.
Detectives secured a warrant for Hahn’s arrest and requested the assistance of the United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force to locate and apprehend him. Hahn was located at a truck stop in West Virginia by Federal Agents and was taken into custody.
Eight other arrests were made during this operation and are as follow:
· Jerome Clemons (5/6/77) of Trenton
· Karen “Terry” Edwards (11/1/71) of Chiefland
· Anthony Hutto (4/18/71) of Bronson
· Fredrick Carpenter (8/29/66) of Chiefland
· Michael Farley (6/7/55) of Morriston
· Alexander Clary (4/27/58) of Williston
· Steven Stacy (7/12/83) of Williston
· Nicole Down (3/4/79) of Cedar Key
Sheriff McCallum is dedicated to ensuring the safety of his community for all who live here or visit Levy County. Sheriff McCallum said, “The hard and dedicated work these Detectives invested into this operation is evident. Sex offenders who choose to live in Levy County will not be allowed to simply disappear. Our Detectives will guarantee they are living by the requirements the State has mandated and if they do not, we will arrest them.”