Posted on 02/23/2026 12:36:24 PM PST by Signalman
ANGOLA, Ind. (WOWO) — An Angola man has been arrested on multiple felony charges following a 14-month investigation by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office into allegations of child molesting.
Martin Joseph Boyd Jr., 44, was taken into custody without incident around noon on February 23, 2026, in the 1400 block of North Wayne Street in Angola. Authorities said he was arrested on a warrant charging him with eight counts of Level 1 felony child molesting.
The investigation began in January 2025 after allegations surfaced that Boyd had sexual intercourse on multiple occasions with a female victim who was under the age of 14 at the time of the alleged incidents.
According to investigators, the alleged offenses occurred between 2020 and 2024 at various locations throughout Steuben County. During the investigation, detectives collected potential biological evidence from at least two suspected locations.
A search warrant was later obtained for Boyd’s DNA. The evidence was submitted to the Indiana State Police DNA Laboratory for analysis. In February 2026, detectives were notified that Boyd had been identified as a contributor to one of the DNA samples recovered.
Boyd was booked into the Steuben County Jail, where he remains held without bond pending his initial court appearance
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Just shoot.
Sounds like a resume enhancement for RAT to run for the U.S. Senate....
Or, the cons will take care of this db
IMO: ONLY 2 KINDS OF OFFENDERS CAN NEVER BE “FIXED”.
SEX OFFENDERS & ARSONISTS
THEY ARRIVE BROKEN
Protesters coming in full swarm to support him in 3, 2...
I was expecting the usual suspects but from Angola Africa. Either way, he’ll get his one way or the other. The chair or jailhouse justice. In a way, I prefer JJ. The sheer anticipation of knowing it’s coming but not knowing when is justice alone.
Uncle Grandpa.
I'm going out on a limb to guess he was arrested at the Taco Bell located at 1415 North Wayne St. Just a hunch.
I’m in Texas and not familiar with the area I mentioned either.
Exactly the type of publicity that Taco Bell wants.
I don't trust the government that much ...
Put him on trial ... make the State prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury of his peers. If the State isn't doing anything wrong (like fabricating charges), then it has nothing to hide ... nothing to fear.
Right?
Agreed. Then shoot.
It is the next county south of my home. 34,000 population. Rural and no nonsense. Years ago, a man here found that his daughter was molested by his friend. He gave him two choices: get arrested ora gun shot in the butt. The guy choose the gun shot. Well, he went to the hospital, and they just wouldn’t let it alone and he confessed to what happened. Yup, both were arrested, convicted and went to prison. LOL True story.
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