A man who was wanted by law enforcement agencies in South Carolina was arrested in Columbus, Mississippi on October 31st, 2024.
According to a press release from Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, detectives in Lowndes County received a tip from a member of the South Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force and a detective with Charleston County South Carolina Sheriff’s Office.
The tip informed Lowndes County detectives that they were investigating a case in which a man was wanted for four counts of exploitation of a minor. They had tracked the individual, identified as Josfat Salomon Martinez, also known as Miguel Sierra, to Columbus.
According to Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Lowndes County deputies as well as members of the U.S. Marshalls Fugitive Tax Force took Martinez into police custody at 140 Juanita Street in Columbus.
Over the course of the investigation, detectives applied for search warrants for two cell phones that were discovered. The detectives found that both cellular phones contained videos and photos of children being sexually battered by adults. Martinez admitted during an interview that the cell phones both belonged to him.