Kuttawa man arrested for sex offender registry violations

A Kuttawa man on the registered sex offender list was arrested after complaints that he was using aliases on social media accounts.

Lyon County deputies arrested 33-year-old Robert E. Gaines II on Jan. 11 on a criminal complaint warrant from Lyon District Court. 

Investigation of Gaines began last November after complaints were received that he was reportedly using aliases on social media accounts in violation of KRS 17.544. Gaines is a lifetime registrant on Kentucky’s Sex Offender Registry. 

He was charged with two counts of sex offender registrant social media identity violation. Gaines faces a similar charge in Marshall County, along with possession of marijuana, stemming from a pending case last September.

Gaines was lodged in the Crittenden County Detention Center and later posted a cash bond before being released. The Lyon County investigation continues.