James Wesley Howell, 20, of Indiana, appears in Superior Court in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Howell faces felony weapons charges after authorities say they found assault rifles and explosive chemicals in his car in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 12, before a major Los Angeles gay pride parade. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

The Latest: Man arrested in California faces Indiana charge

LOS ANGELES – The Latest on an Indiana man who faces weapons and ammunitions charges in California after telling officers he was headed to a gay pride event (all times local):

1:15 p.m.

An Indiana man facing weapons and ammunitions charges in California after telling officers he was headed to a gay pride event now faces charges in Indiana for allegedly molesting a girl.

Prosecutors in southern Indiana’s Clark County charged 20-year-old James Wesley Howell with one count of child molesting Wednesday.

Prosecutor Jeremy Mull tells The Associated Press that Howell took a 12-year-old girl to a state forestry property May 31 and had sex with her. Mull says Howell met the girl through an adult friend.

He says a police detective in that case interviewed Howell on June 7.

Mull says it’s a “logical conclusion” that Howell travelled to California to flee the child molestation investigation. He says he intends to eventually have Howell extradited to Indiana.

A message left for Howell family lawyer Bobby Boyd of Louisville, Kentucky, seeking comment on the allegations wasn’t immediately returned.

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