MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WHNT) — The Muscle Shoals Police Department said a man was arrested following the execution of a warrant in Tuscumbia.

MSPD said on August 21, several agencies worked together to execute a warrant at a house off Highway 72 in Tuscumbia.

The department said 49-year-old Joseph Spruell Pounders was arrested as a result of the search.

MSPD said Pounders "has been established as a suspect in multiple crimes against children under the age of 12."

He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Colbert County Jail.

This investigation remains ongoing at this time. As of this date, Pounders stands charged with one count of Sexual Abuse of a Child Under the age of 12.

The following agencies helped in this warrant: Members of MSPD's Detective Division, K-9

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