A North Carolina man wanted on sex crime charges in another state, is now in custody in North Georgia. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office says, the suspect Vance Howerton III was arrested there after a nationwide alert was issued for him. Howerton was found near I-85 in Franklin County.
He is said to live in Norwood, North Carolina about 50 miles east of Charlotte. Howerton was wanted on outstanding felony sex crime warrants in Louisiana.
Officials say, he has other cases on similar charges in multiple other states. Howerton is expected to be extradited back to Louisiana.
