MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Grant man was denied bond after the court said he was a ‘risk to the public’ based on allegations from his Nov. 19 arrest, according to court documents.
According to court documents, 37-year-old Adam Wayne Atchley had an Aniah’s Law hearing on Nov. 22. The document says that after hearing evidence from the witness and arguments by the attorneys, the court decided Atchley was a ‘risk to the public based upon the allegations.’
Because of this, Atchley was denied bond.
On Nov. 19, the Marshall County Investigations Division, patrol deputies and the Marshall County Drug Task Force stopped a car on Highway 431 near the Marshall/Madison county line.
Authorities identified the driver as Atchley.
Atchley was arrested on charges stemming from a Grand Jury Indictment, including one count of first-degree human trafficking and one count of first-degree human trafficking a victim under the age of 16.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office said Atchley had previously been arrested in August and charged with transmitting obscene material to a child and electronic solicitation of a child.
On August 7, Marshall County Investigators said they were contacted by a neighboring agency for a report of a sex crime involving a child in Marshall County.
Investigators with the Marshall County Criminal Investigation Division said on August 13, they searched a home and took electronic devices.
