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Mo. man extradited to Candler Co., charged with raping child
Incident allegedly occurred in Metter
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Connie Edwards
A man suspected in a Metter child molestation and rape case was extradited from Missouri back to Candler County to face charges. Bill Bodrey, special agent-in-charge of the Region 5 Georgia Bureau of Investigation office in Statesboro, said Monday that Connie Edwards, 52, of Carthage, Missouri, is being housed in the Candler County Jail on charges of child molestation, rape and sexual battery. Bodrey said Edwards was in Missouri to face unrelated charges regarding an accident when he was located regarding the Metter charges.
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