COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. — A firefighter was arrested after allegations of him having inappropriate contact with a child, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI on June 12, to investigate allegations involving William Jerry Minix II, 43, of Nicholls, Ga.
Minix was accused of having inappropriate contact with a child.
The GBI said the 43-year-old was employed as a firefighter with the Coffee County Fire Department, but the incident did not occur while he was working in that capacity.
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Minx was arrested on Oct. 9 and charged with sexual battery against a child under 16.
He was booked into the Coffee County Jail. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office at 912-384-4227 or the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Douglas at 912-389-4103.
Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be turned over to the Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
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