Fugitive wanted for child kidnapping arrested in DeFuniak Springs

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A Walton County man wanted on child kidnapping and sexual assault charges out of Alachua County was arrested Tuesday in DeFuniak Springs, according to law enforcement officials.

Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force, including deputies with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), took Joshua Ryan Branum, 36, into custody on Hope Road.

Authorities said Branum was wanted on an active warrant issued in Gainesville alleging kidnapping of a minor and sexual assault on a minor…

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