A 28-year-old man is being accused of trying to meet up with a 13-year-old girl for sex at the dog park in Gillette after the girl's mom reported the man had sent sexual messages sent to her daughter.

Tazman Ellender, 28, waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over to District Court Oct. 8 for solicitation of a minor to engage in illicit sexual relations.

On Sept. 28, a woman called police to report that her 13-year-old daughter had received sexual messages on Snapchat. Officers were shown a Snapchat message thread between the girl and an account listed as “Mania.”

The message were over the span of two weeks, from Sept. 13-28. “Mania” was later identified as Ellender.

At the start of the conversation, the girl tells Ellender that she is 13. Ellender replies, “trust me im not here

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