Updated: July 27, 2017

A registered sex offender escaped from his GPS tracking device Tuesday, but Lamont Ruthland didn't get very far before Wilson County deputies found him.

Ruthland was taken into custody near the intersection of Saundersville Road and Lucy Drive in Mt. Juliet.

He is facing multiple counts for violating community supervision. Ruthland was already undergoing lifetime community supervision in a rape case.

The Sheriff's office says it closely monitors convicted sex offenders in the area at all times.