LUCEDALE, Mississippi -- A man wanted in North Carolina on several felony child molestation warrants was apprehended Friday night about 8:30 on Wilkerson Ferry Road after the suspect posted on Facebook that he was in Lucedale, according to Sheriff Dean Howell.

The George County Sheriff's Office received a call Friday about 1:30 p.m. from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations that a suspect wanted in North Carolina for multiple child molestation charges may be in this area.

James Lonnie Combs, 53, of Stanly County in North Carolina, had been on the run for months.

He was wanted on 7 charges of child molestation involving two girls, ages 6 and 12, that were known to him.

According to investigators, the suspect had posted on social media that he was in the Lucedale area even though it remains unclear whether he has any ties to the area.

Howell said photos of the suspect were circulated to every officer in the department and shared with members of the Lucedale Police Department.

Deputies, along with assistance of the LPD, had circulated photos of Combs to local businesses Friday night in hopes someone would recognize him, and within an hour an anonymous tip came in with Combs' location. The tip was followed up on and Combs was apprehended without incident a short time later.

The case is being investigated by George County investigators.

"People who commit crimes such as what he is accused of will be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Howell said.

Combs is currently being held at George County Regional jail awaiting extradition to North Carolina.