An absconded sex offender, Antoine Deon Scott, 45 of Rome, was arrested this week at Alto Park Elementary School after lying to police about his identity.
Authorities said that he was found walking onto school property just before 11 am and was questioned while attempting to steal a 2020 Jeep Wrangler. After allegedly giving officers the name of “Christopher Boots” as his own he proceeded to run away on foot.
He was captured after a short chase.
Report said that Scott, who had moved from Marion County to Rome, never notified authorities of the move to 534 Burnett Ferry Road. He is also accused of failing to notify his employment at the West Rome Burger King and then later after he left working for the business. He is also accused of failing to notify authorities of his hiring and later release at the West Roem Zaxbys.
Scott is charged with loitering, failure to register as a sex offender, entering an automobile with intent to commit a crime, loitering on school property, giving false information to police, two counts obstruction and five counts failure to register as a sex offender/failure to comply with requirement/providing false information.
