Authorities Arrest Sex Offender From Walton County

Authorities arrested a convicted sex offender in Walton County on Friday (Jan. 10). 

According to the Walton County Sheriff's Office alert, William Sprose had removed his ankle monitor in a wooded area off Bold Springs Road and was last seen in an older 80s model Chevrolet van. 

Monroe Local reports that Sprose had removed the monitor when he violated his probation and discovered he would be taken into custody. State officials, with the help of the WCSO, found Sprose on Friday and he is now in custody.
The sex offender registry for Walton County says Sprose is a 47-year-old from Monroe who has brown hair and brown eyes. He was convicted of aggravated sodomy in Georgia in February 1993.The rest of the WCSO alert is as follows: 

This report is compiled from the Walton County Sheriff Office alerts for Jan. 9. Click here for the zone map.  

Zone 1
 
Shoplifting – Three bottles of liquor was taken from B&J Package store on Walnut Avenue.
 
 
Zone 5
 
Alarm – Walton County deputies responded to an alarm at a business on Troy Smith Rd. Deputies responded three times in reference to the alarm.
 
Alarm – Walton County deputies responded to an alarm on Maddox Drive in Maddox Farm subdivision. All windows and doors appeared secure.