Pike County Man Arrested on Child Solicitation Charges

January 30, 2026

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A Pike County man was arrested on child solicitation charges

On Friday, December 13^th, Petersburg Police Department arrested 19-year-old Patrick Cox of Winslow for Child Solicitation.

This came as a result of a sting operation to find child predators online.

Petersburg police officers deployed decoys acting as young children on social media sites and Cox contacted one of these decoys by a computer network. After having a sexually explicit conversation with a supposed 13-year-old child he made plans to meet them.

Officers of the Petersburg Police Department and Pike County Sheriffs Office arrested Cox for Child solicitation when he arrived to meet the child.