Middleburg man arrested after trying to meet child, deputies say

A Middleburg man is in jail after deputies say he traveled to Lake City to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old for sex.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says Luke Robert Qualls, 24, was arrested Thursday, March 12, after chatting online with an undercover detective who posed as a teenager.

Investigators say Qualls talked for about a week with the detective on social media, sending explicit messages and pictures…

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