From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BLOUNT COUNTY — Blount County investigators made a social media request for help in locating registered sex offender Eddie Gene Higginbotham on Wednesday.
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According to their Facebook page, Higginbotham was located and arrested by patrol deputies later on that same day.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Department, via social media, thanked the public for all of the tips and leads that were provided.
