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The Newton man who was found with 15-year-old Alissa Sandefer in Jasper County on Wednesday morning has now been charged. He has been identified as 25-year-old Bradley Le Blanc, and he’s charged with Harboring a Runaway Child and Burglary of a Habitation. LeBlanc was arraigned before Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Mike Smith who set bond on the harboring charge at $500,001.00 and $25,000.00 on the burglary charge. Alissa went missing from her home in San Augustine County on Saturday, February 10th. She was found on Wednesday morning with LeBlanc in a house on County Road 89 in northwest Jasper County when a search warrant was executed there.