North Alabama man traveled to meet minor for sex, police say

North Alabama man traveled to meet minor for sex, police say

Boaz police say a man was arrested Wednesday after traveling to the city to meet a minor for sex.

According to the department, John Thomas Taylor III, 32, of Joppa, was taken into custody without incident.

Taylor faces charges of traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act, electronic solicitation of a child and transmitting obscene material to a child.

Boaz police worked with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office on the case.