Docs: Man arrested for child solicitation at gas station

MARION, Ind. — A Marion man was arrested after he allegedly went to as gas station to meet up with a teen girl.

Jerry Lee Augusta, 38, was charged with the following:

  • Child Solicitation, a Level 5 Felony
  • Possession of Methamphetamine, a Level 6 Felony

Officers with the Marion Police Department were dispatched to a gas station at the 2200 block of W 9th St. on a report of a child solicitation. Dispatch notified police that Predator Catchers were there for a 38-year-old male that was attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl.

When officers arrived to the scene, they found the caller who claimed that Augusta was at the site to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old girl. The teen was a decoy, and the adult woman showed the officer explicit text messages and pictures…

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