Swain County Man Sentenced to Consecutive Prison Terms for Sex Offender Registration Violations
By Staff Writer | Published 2026-08-05T13:56:03.990Z
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Swain County -- August 4, 2026: A Swain County man has been sentenced to up to 26 years and eight months in prison following a guilty plea to two counts of statutory rape of a child under 15 years of age.
Swain County -- August 4, 2026: A Swain County man has been sentenced to up to 26 years and eight months in prison following a guilty plea to two counts of statutory rape of a child under 15 years of age.Travis Ray Nations entered his plea in Swain County Superior Court on July 27, according to an August 3 news release from the Swain County Sheriff's Office. Superior Court Judge Tessa Sellers handed down the sentence, placing Nations into the custody of the North Carolina Department of Adult Cor