Auburn, Ala. - On May 31, 2024, Auburn Police arrested Eric Francois Williams-Bell, age 26, from Union Springs, AL, on a felony warrant charging him with electronic solicitation of a child.

The arrest stems from Auburn Police receiving a report involving electronic solicitation of a child on May 8, 2024. Police met with a complainant who reported that a suspect used electronic communication to contact a child for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. The communication occurred between May 7 and May 8 of 2024.

Eric Francois Williams-Bell was developed as a suspect, and after further investigation, an arrest warrant was obtained. Auburn Police located Williams-Bell on May 31, and he was arrested in obedience to the warrant.

Williams-Bell was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on an $30,000 bond.

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.