Tupelo man faces charges in sexual assault case
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TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – A Tupelo man is facing charges in a sexual assault case.
Tupelo police responded to a reported sexual assault on Carnation Street.
Investigators reportedly identified James Pickler, Jr. of Tupelo as a suspect in that case.
He was arrested on Friday.
Pickler was charged with sexual battery.
He is being held without bond in the Lee County Jail.