MILLINGTON, Tenn. (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.
Rangers later and found Shawn and Leah Hyde there, as well as a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old. The rangers searched a car in the driveway and found two pillows from the cabin in the trunk, documents obtained by news outlets listed.
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.
The Hydes have a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 6, news outlets report.
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