Statutory Rape charge set for Booneville man, 12-year-old involved

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Booneville man is arrested on child sex crime charges.

Justin Drew Garrard, 32, is charged with two counts of Statutory Rape and one count of Sexual Battery.

Booneville police started investigating after receiving a report about an alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old.

Garrard is in jail on a $75,000 bond.