A man from Tupelo, Mississippi, was recently apprehended on several counts of child molestation, Oxford police reported. Zachary Adams, 28, was already behind bars when new charges were brought forward this Tuesday, adding to his existing alleged offenses.
Back in May, Adams was taken into custody by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on accusations that include four counts of enticing a minor for immoral purposes and two counts of indecently touching a child, according to the Oxford Eagle. Since then, he has been held in the Lee County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond. As new facts came to light, the Oxford Police Department received a tip from the Lee County Sheriff's Office potentially linking Adams to further incidents in Oxford, thereby prompting to thoroughly investigate.
This investigation culminated on October 8, when Oxford Police served Adams with a warrant for three additional counts of molesting a child, WREG reports. The latest arrest warrant was served at the Lee County Detention Center, where Adams had been detained for similar crimes in another jurisdiction.
While the Oxford Police Department has confirmed that the municipal court judge has set a bond for these new charges, the specifics of the amount have yet to be publicly disclosed. The status of the bond and additional legal actions will be monitored as they develop, FOX13 Memphis reports.
