Tennessee rangers discover family illegally staying in cabin

Published 9:25 am Thursday, January 2, 2020

MILLINGTON (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee discovered two adults and two young children illegally staying in a state park cabin, sheriff’s officials confirmed.

Park rangers at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park went to the cabin over the weekend to prepare it for a renter’s upcoming stay, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office told WMC-TV. But rangers instead found recently slept-in beds and clothes strewn about the cabin that was supposed to be unoccupied, news outlets reported.

The two were charged with burglary. In 1993, Shawn Hyde was accused of aggravated sexual battery of a victim younger than 13 and was required to register as a sex offender for life, according to the Texas Sex Offenders Registry.

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The Hydes have a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 6, news outlets report.