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Gwinnett County Man Arrested for Online Obscene Contact with Children – WSB-TV Channel 2

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Winder man for distributing obscene materials to minors and attempting to engage in obscene contact with a child online.

According to the sheriff’s office, David Jones attempted to make obscene contact with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old.

GCSO said Jones is under investigation and was arrested in Lawrenceville on May 14 when he attempted to speak with the minor.

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Jones also faces two drug charges.

He was charged with criminal attempt to commit a felony, electronically providing obscene material to a minor, obscene internet contact with a child, possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of a Schedule II controlled substance IV accused.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit arrested Jones. Jail records show he was given a $1,300 bond but remains in custody.

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