A man wanted in Orange County on a child sex charge was apprehended in Putnam County on Wednesday without incident, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Ronald Gregory Barker, 57, was arrested at a home on Lemon Street in Welaka during a joint operation conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
Barker was wanted in Orange County on a charge of capital sexual battery on a victim younger than 12, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He is being held without bail and is scheduled to be extradited to Orange County.