A Hoke County man is behind bars after being arrested by the FBI and charged with 332 sex crimes against a minor.
According to Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin, on August 7, Hoke County detectives received a report about a juvenile being sexually a*saulted. Police responded to the 1000 block of Fairfield Circle in Raeford.
After an investigation into the alleged report, police obtained 156 warrants for Joshuah Taylor Bradshaw.
According to the police, Bradshaw fled North Carolina but was arrested by the FBI in Etta, Mississippi, and extradited to Raeford.
Bradshaw faces 12 counts of indecent liberties with children, 12 counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, 144 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, and 144 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
Officials confirmed that there is only one victim in this case and that the investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible. After an investigation into the alleged report, police obtained 156 warrants for Joshuah Taylor Bradshaw.
According to the police, Bradshaw fled North Carolina but was arrested by the FBI in Etta, Mississippi, and extradited to Raeford.
Bradshaw will make his first court appearance Monday morning at 10:00 a.m.
