Newlywed couple 'drove across state lines to pick up girl, 17, they had met online so that the wife could have sex with her'

A routine traffic stop landed a Tennessee couple behind bars Wednesday for allegedly trying to have sex with a 17-year-old girl.

Police pulled over Michael McCarrell, 46, in Nashville for failing to use his turn signal, only to discover a teenaged girl sitting between the driver and his 27-year-old wife, Amanda McCarrell.

The couple, who reside in Crossville, Tennessee, told investigators they had met the minor on an online dating site and had picked her up in Glasgow, Kentucky.

Suspects: Amanda McCarrell, left, and Michael McCarrell, right, have been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after being arrested with a girl in their car during a traffic stop



Caught: Michael McCarrell, left, and his new wife, Amanda, right, were arrested in Nashville for allegedly transporting a 17-year-old girl for sexual purposes

According to Mr McCarrell, he initially thought the girl was 18 years old and only realized that she was underage as they were driving from Kentucky to Tennessee, his arrest warrant cited by The Tennessean states.

His wife, Amanda McCarell, allegedly admitted to police that she had planned to have sex with the 17-year-old.



Police seized Michael McCarell's cell phone, where they found salacious text messages and photographs depicting the 17-year-old.

The couple, who got married last August, have been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.



Confession: Amanda McCarrell admitted to police that she and her husband, pictured kissing her on the right, met the 17-year-old online and picked her up in Kentucky so that Mrs McCarrell could have sex with the teen



In describing himself, Michael McCarrell wrote on his Facebook page: ‘just looking to have fun n enjoy life to is fulls [sic].’