Sex Offender Arrested

From the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office:

Steven Richard Surdick, 39, of Gadsden, has been arrested for failing to register as a sex offender, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

“Surdick is charged with not registering with the community notification acts. The charge is a Class C felony,“ states investigator Chad Langdale.

Surdick has been living at 309 North 6th Place, Gadsden, for more than two weeks.

Attalla Police detained Surdick after a traffic stop, where he voluntarily stated he was registered sex offender in Escambia County, Florida. Attalla Police then contact the Sheriff’s Office for Surdick’s failure to register as a sex offender in Etowah County.

Surdick is facing additional charges from the City of Gadsden and Escambia County, Florida for failure to register with the community notification act.

Surdick is being detained at the Etowah County Detention Center.