Day October 17, 2025

From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 10 /17/2025

Detectives from our Westside Detachment (It’s a newly formed unit in conjunction with our Detective Unit, Covert Twp Detective, and a South Haven PD Detective) worked with Detectives from the Defiance Police Department out of Ohio. The investigation revealed a 38-year-old Bangor Township man was using social media to engage in inappropriate communications and share explicit material with an individual he believed to be a 12-year-old boy. The suspect was a previous convicted sex offender and was in violation of not registering properly with his current address. A search warrant was obtained and executed at the residence in question. Several electronic and communication devices were seized, and the suspect was taken into custody on the outstanding felony warrant for his SOR Violation in our county. He is currently lodged and will be extradited to Ohio once his charges are done here.