Press Release

ROCHESTER — A Logansport man was recently arrested after he was caught trying to meet up with a 13-year-old girl in Rochester.

William Brazzle

William Brazzle being arrested.

In early June, a parent in Fulton County located inappropriate messages on their child’s phone. Those messages were reported as being sexual in nature and were allegedly being sent by an adult male from Logansport. An investigation was launched and investigators of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office continued the conversation with the man, identified as William Brazzle, 66, Logansport.

On June 13, Brazzle allegedly agreed to meet with who he thought was the 13-year-old girl at Rochester City Park to engage in sexual acts. Brazzle met at the predetermined location and was taken into custody without incident. He was found to be in possession of marijuana and alcoholic beverages which investigators believed were intended for the child. Brazzle was arrested and lodged in the Fulton County Detention Center for child solicitation, a level 4 felony; dealing marijuana to a minor, a level 5 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

Fulton County Sheriff Travis Heishman wants to remind the citizens of Fulton County to monitor children’s social media accounts for online predators. “The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will continue to aggressively investigate any predator that has intentions to harm our children. Resources will be dedicated to identifying, investigating and bringing them to justice,” said Heishman.

All criminal defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.