PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - Palestine Police Department has made an arrest in an alleged child sex predator case.
According to Palestine police, on October 18 at around 5:10 p.m., a corporal with the Palestine Police Department was sent to 1010 Sugar Lane regarding and online solicitation of a minor allegation.
When he arrived, he spoke with a representative from a civilian group that investigates suspected online child predators. The representative said that they were at the location with a man who believed he was meeting with a 13-year-old child.
Officers identified the suspect as West Holmes, 52, of Palestine.
According to police, during the on-scene investigation, Holmes admitted that he had been communicating online with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl and that he came to meet her in person. Holmes further admitted to sending sexually explicit messages during these communications, police said. Holmes was also found to be a registered sex offender, with a history of sex crimes against children.
Holmes was placed under arrest and taken to the Anderson County Jail, where he was booked for Online Solicitation of a Minor (Second-Degree Felony).
Additional charges are pending.