TYLER, Texas — A Jacksonville man accused of communicating with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl, sending pornographic images and requesting inappropriate images was arrested as part of an undercover police sting.
Andrew Michall Holmans, 38, of Jacksonville, was arrested Aug. 22 and remains in the Smith County Jail on charges of child grooming, sexual performance of a child and online solicitation of a minor (sexual conduct). His bonds total $1.5 million.
According to an arrest affidavit, Holmans began speaking with an officer who he believed was a child on an online platform that is known by law enforcement to be used by sexual predators who try to meet, solicit, lure and sexually abuse children.
The arrest affidavit details the conversation between the undercover officer and Holmans. Throughout the messages, Holmans makes sexual comments toward the person he believes is a young girl and asked questions about the child's sexual experience. He sent a pornographic website to the phone number that he was texting, the document reads.
He sent multiple videos from pornographic websites and several graphic images of himself. Holmans would tell the person he thought was a child to watch the pornographic videos. He also requested an Aug. 22 meeting, the affidavit said.