WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man is in custody after being arrested by U.S. Marshals on criminal charges from Georgia.
The U.S. Marshal Service said Justin Eugene Ooten, 29, of Delbarton, was arrested in Williamson Wednesday. He’s wanted in Georgia on charges of Sexual Battery, Aggravated Child Molestation, and Sexual Battery Against a Child Under the Age 16.
Ooten is being held in the Southwestern Regional Jail awaiting extradition. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department helped in the arrest.
“If you are a fugitive and think you can hide out in rural West Virginia to avoid justice, think again!,” U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia Michael Baylous said. “The CUFFED Task Force takes much pride in its role of assisting fugitives of having their day in court.”