The Carter County Man Who Allegedly Reported Seeing A Child In The Watauga River Has Been Arrested. 32 Year Old Landon Wayne Garland Was Arrested On Two Charges Of Violating The Tennessee Child Sex Offender Registry Laws. The Charges On The Registry Show A Conviction Of Aggravated Statutory Rape In 2015. Sheriff Dexter Lunsford Says Garland Has Made Several Bogus Calls To The Department In The Past Several Years But He Has Not Been Charged In The River Incident.