Deputies: Georgia sexual assault suspect caught at California traffic stop
(Colorado River Sheriff's Office)
NEEDLES, Calif. - California deputies have arrested a Georgia fugitive who has been on the run after being accused of crimes in Douglas County.
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Officials tell FOX 5 that on Monday at around 12:30 p.m., deputies in Needles, California stopped a vehicle on Interstate 40.
After speaking to the driver, 80-year-old Villa Rica Jack Holley, the deputies conducted a records check and found that Holley was a fugitive out of Georgia.
According to investigators, Holley had been charged with lewd acts with a minor and aggravated sexual assault.
Deputies placed Holley in custody. In their search of his car, they say they found a loaded handgun and money.
Holley is currently in the Colorado River Station Jail pending a court hearing.
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