Four-Way Roach & Sex Offender Sanctuary

There's been new activity at Chester McKinney's property in Tuscumbia. Yes, we mean the old Four-Way Motel that McKinney has attempted to turn into a half-way house for men on either probation or parole. According to most sources, approximately 50% of these offenders are to be convicted sex offenders.

This program had previously been shut down due to several reasons, not the least of which were severe fire code violations. McKinney in the past few weeks has been working on the property to bring it up to code.

One has to ask why a local businessman with a finger in several pies would want to engage in an activity so many citizens have opposed. There are rural properties that McKinney could have chosen if he merely wanted to help convicted felons. There are also many non-felons in need of both a home and job that McKinney could have recruited for this business and installed in the motel.

There's a new Facebook page with information about McKinney's project:

Problems with Reentry Programs

Obviously this is going to be an ongoing problem, so stay tuned...