A Cherokee County man was recently arrested on sexual abuse charges, according to Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship.
On March 7th, Investigator Leigha Blake with the Centre Police Department took a report in reference to a case of sexual abuse possibly occurring at a residence within the city limits of Centre. Using the extensive training she has undergone associated with these types of cases Blake immediately launched an investigation which led to the arrest of a suspect, identified as John Greenwood of Centre, on a charge of Sexual Abuse 1st Degree, the same day that the complaint was filed.
Greenwood was transported to the Cherokee County Detention Center.
