Photo courtesy of the Warren County District Attorney’s office Adam M. Larson is led into the Warren County Courthouse Friday night after his arrest for attempting to meet up with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

A Russell man is behind bars after an arrest late last week stemming from his alleged attempts to contact underage girls.

“The District Attorney’s Office was made aware of an individual ‘fishing’ social media accounts and texting individuals throughout the area attempting to locate and meet underage girls,” Chief County Detective Tom Kibbey said.

Investigators identified the man as Adam Michael Larson.

“Warren County Detectives acting covertly received obscene and sexual messages and images from Larson,” First Assistant District Cody Brown explained, “who was subsequently arrested when he arrived at a predetermined location to meet who he believed to be a 14-year-old female.”

Online court records indicate that Larson was charged with five felony counts – two counts of criminal attempt – unlawful contact with a minor, unlawful contact with a minor – open lewdness, disseminating explicit sexual material to a minor and criminal use of a communications facility.

He’s being held in the county jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

“Larson was found to have previous sexual offenses against children and is currently registered as a sexually violent predator,” Kibbey said.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police sexual offender registry, Larson was convicted in 2010 on charges of sexual abuse of children, unlawful contact with a minor and two custody interference offenses that occurred in 2009.

He’s deemed a sexually violent predator, which means his registration is for his lifetime.

County detectives were assisted by several agencies including Homeland Security Investigations and the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit.

“We are thankful for the cooperation of all the agencies involved who were able to provide additional resources to help us in keeping predators who are a danger to children off of the streets,” Kibbey said.