Colbert Sex Abuse Suspect Found in California

ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES A FLORENCE MAN WHO HAD BEEN INDICTED ON TWO COUNTS OF FELONY SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD LESS THAN 12 YEARS OLD IN 2018 WAS TRACKED DOWN IN CALIFORNIA AFTER HAVING BEEN MISSING FROM THE AREA FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, ACCORDING TO COLBERT COUNTY SHERIFF FRANK WILLIAMSON. MICHAEL ANTHONY NETHERTON JR., 36, WAS LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA AFTER HE HAD BEEN ARRESTED ON A SIMILAR CHARGE THERE. NETHERTON WAS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR BEFORE A COLBERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE IN AUGUST 2021, BUT HE DISAPPEARED AFTER BONDING OUT OF JAIL.  NETHERTON WAS BOOKED INTO THE COLBERT COUNTY JAIL ON OCT. 3 WHERE HE REMAINS WITH NO BOND SET JUST YET.HIS TRIAL IS SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 24.

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