A Jasper County man from the Oak Bowery area has been arrested by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department and charged for allegedly molesting a local minor.
According to Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson, 41-year-old Michael Waters was taken into custody by his department on Sunday, November 1. Waters was charged with molesting, possession of marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance.
“It (molesting) was reported to us on Friday, October 25, and the incident is said to have allegedly happened around that date. The family of the 16-year-old female victim came to us at the department with the complaint, and Investigator Chris Thompson began the investigation that led to his arrest,” Johnson explained Tuesday afternoon.
Waters has been released from the Jasper County Jail on a $15,000 bond set by Jasper County Justice Court Judge Sullivan Dukes, Jr.