CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A Clarksville man was arrested Saturday after he was caught riding in a vehicle with three teenagers.
According to Clarksville police, an officer stopped a car for squealing tires and speeding in the area of Oak and E Street around 3:39 p.m. The car was being driven by a 15-year-old male with no license or learner’s permit.
There was an adult passenger in the front seat of the vehicle who had allowed the juvenile to drive the vehicle and there were also other male juvenile passengers, 15 and 16 years old.
Police identified the adult passenger as 37-year-old LaCleveland Summerville, a registered sex offender who moved from Wisconsin to Clarksville.
Police also discovered the teens did not really know Summerville but had accompanied him to get food.
While Summerville was being booked into the Montgomery County Jail, deputies found marijuana in his possession.
He was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, contraband in a penal institution, and two violations of the sex offender registry. His bond was set at $162,500.
Arrest records show Summerville has been arrested at least four other times in Montgomery County on various charged.