When a Richland County mother started an online petition in an effort to stop a violent sex offender from moving in next door, she didn’t expect much response.
Jamie Shannon says she only has about 200 Facebook friends, but 3,700 people signed her petition.
Shannon says her family moved to the rural area outside Richland Center and keeping things safe for her three children was a major reason.
64-year-old Richard Sugden spent decades in prison for rape and child abduction and the current plan would have him living less than 100 feet from her home.
