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HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Louisiana pair wanted on various child sex charges was arrested in Hawkins County on Tuesday.
According to a news release from the U.S. Marshals, Tabitha Robison, 39, and Marvin Clement Jr., 40, have been wanted in Louisiana since July 31, 2024.
On July 22, 2025, Louisiana officials notified U.S. Marshals in Greeneville that Robison and Clement Jr. were reportedly in the Hawkins County area.
“United States Marshals Service Smoky Mountains Task Force (SMFTF) members searched several
possible locations before locating Robison and Clement Jr. at a primitive campsite off Rocky Hollow Road on the Holston River near Surgoinsville,” the release stated.
News Channel 11 spoke to the campground owner by phone. Jody Allen said the couple had been living at the campsite since August 2024 under false names. He added that he was surprised by the charges as the couple were “always friendly and had caused no issues,” Allen said.
The couple was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Hawkins County Jail, awaiting extradition.
Robison was charged with the following, U.S. Marshals stated:
- Sexual battery
- First-degree rape
- Indecent behavior with a juvenile
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- Criminal conspiracy
- Human trafficking
- Licensing requirements
- Drug conspiracy
- Cultivation of marijuana with the intent to distribute
- Improper supervision of a minor by a parent or legal custodian
Clement Jr. faces the same charges as well as additional charges of domestic abuse/aggravated assault and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The victim is a very young minor and a family member of the two suspects, according to the news release. The victim was not present at the time of the arrest and is reportedly safe in Louisiana.
The Eastern District of Tennessee United States Marshals Service (USMS) SMFTF team consisted of Deputy U.S. Marshals out of the Greeneville, SMFTF officers from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson City Police Department, Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Church Hill Police Department and the Jefferson City Police Department.
