Evansville man arrested on child molesting warrant

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Larry Joseph Boots, Jr. (Source: Vanderburgh County Jail)

An Evansville man was arrested Wednesday night on a child molesting warrant.

Vanderburgh County deputies say they got a tip that 50-year-old Larry Joseph Boots, Jr. would be in a vehicle at Boonville-New Harmony and I-164 Wednesday evening.

Deputies located the vehicle and made the arrest. Boots was a passenger in the vehicle and was arrested without incident.

He's charged with Child Molesting class A Felony & Child Molesting class C Felony.

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