TYLER, Texas — The federal government intends to prosecute a Tyler man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Alabama girl he met online in April.
Daniel Dylan Skipworth, 19, is charged with kidnapping, trafficking and aggravated sexual assault of a child. He has been in the Smith County Jail since April 17 on bonds totaling $550,000.
During a hearing Monday over Zoom, Skipworth's attorney J. Brett Harrison said he filed a request to postpone the deadline for a plea agreement — originally set for Monday — after learning the U.S. District Attorney's Office wants to prosecute Skipworth.
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