2 from Tennessee arrested after found with 13-year-old Alabama girl
Two 18-year-old men from Tennessee were arrested on Christmas Eve after they were discovered with a 13-year-old Florence girl.
Sgt. Cliff Billingsley of Florence police said Jarvan J. Theus and Malek A. Taylor were both arrested for traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act.
The two are being held on $60,000 bond each.
According to Billingsley, Florence police were called to a residence on Dec. 24 after a 13-year-old girl was reported as running away from home at about 2 a.m.
The girl was later located by police at about 3:30 a.m., accompanied by Theus and Taylor, Billingsley said.
A police investigation determined that sexual acts had occurred.