BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Deputies in Bladen and Cumberland counties have arrested a Florida fugitive accused of sexually assaulting a child under 12.
According to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), detectives from Okeechobee, Florida, requested help in locating Phillip Michael Walls on Sept. 23 in connection with a sexual assault case.
BCSO said Walls had known ties to Bladen and Cumberland counties.
Walls was arrested on Sept. 24 at his job after a joint effort by the BCSO Criminal Investigations Division and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Task Force Team. He has been charged with the following:
Sexual Battery on a child under 12 years oldLewd or Lascivious Battery
Walls is being held on no bond at the Bladen County Detention Center, awaiting extradition to Florida.
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