Man accused of trying to solicit a child online

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Cerro Gordo man is accused of trying to solicit a child online.

28-year-old Kelton Grant Ford was booked into the Columbus County Jail on Tuesday.

He’s charged with two counts of soliciting child by computer, two counts of disseminating obscene material to a minor, and cyberstalking.

Ford has already posted bond.

The sheriff’s office says this is an SBI investigation.