The Campbell County Sheriff's Office has filed six felony charges against a man suspected of tattooing two children last month.

Alexander Michael Edwards, 20, is facing two counts of malicious wounding, two counts of abduction and two counts of felony child abuse, said Major L.T. Guthrie.

Edwards has ties to Bedford and Franklin counties, but authorities do not have a permanent address for him, Guthrie said. He had been located by Wednesday afternoon, though, and authorities were preparing to serve him with the charges.

The sheriff's office suspects that Edwards tattooed two children, both under the age of 13, back on Dec. 22.

"He did it without the consent of anyone, the kids included," Guthrie said.

Edwards was a family acquaintance and was acting in a caretaker role for the children at the time, ac-cording to the sheriff's office. The incident occurred in the Concord area. It was only reported Tuesday, Guthrie said.

The sheriff's office provided a photo of Edwards, but noted it was not current. Currently, Edwards has a shaved head with a tattoo of a demon on the side, Guthrie said.

Contact Alicia Petska at (434) 385-5542 or apetska@newsadvance.com. Follow her on Twitter: @AliciaPetska

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