Man, 36, arrested in LaGrange on molestation charge from Columbus, police say

A seven-month investigation has led to molestation charges against a 36-year-old man, Columbus police said.

Jonathan Wyatt Starling was taken into custody Friday at the LaGrange Police Department. He was transported to the Muscogee County Jail for a 9 a.m. Tuesday hearing in Recorder’s Court. Starling waived his hearing in exchange for bond on two counts of child molestation. Judge Julius Hunter set bonds totaling $100,000 on the two charges and bound the cases over to Muscogee Superior Court.

Starling’s arrest stems from an incident reported to a police officer about 11:30 a.m. March 12. The molestation of a Columbus girl is alleged to have occurred sometime between March 9 and March 12.

Starling, who is self employed, lives in LaGrange but has two other addresses listed in Columbus, police said.

This story was originally published October 20, 2018 at 3:49 PM.