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Man, 23, accused in assault on possible missing girl from Chattahoochee County

Markeith Deiondre Rone \
Markeith Deiondre Rone \

A man accused of assaulting a possible missing juvenile in April was taken into custody in Russell County on Friday, Columbus police said in a report.

Markeith Deiondre Rone, 23, was taken into custody on outstanding warrants at 2 p.m. in the Russell County Jail. He was charged with one count each of sexual assault sodomy, aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes and computer pornography and sexual exploitation of children. He is held without bond in the Muscogee County Jail for an 8 a.m. Thursday hearing in Recorder’s Court.

The charges stem from an incident that allegedly occurred sometime between 9 p.m. April 4 and midnight April 5 on Victory Drive. Columbus police were called to a West Britt David Road home on April 4 to check on a possible missing girl from Chattahoochee County.

This story was originally published August 11, 2018 at 12:00 AM.

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