Sheriff’s Department Arrests Man on Molestation, Sexual Battery Charges

A local man was arrested recently for allegedly molesting a child.

Evan Scott Swain

According to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, Evan Scott Swain was arrested on Oct. 29 and charged with touching a child for lustful purposes and sexual battery.

He was taken to the Lafayette County Detention Center where he was booked on a $75,000 bond.

No other information on the case was released by the sheriff’s department Friday.


Staff report

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