A man who was arrested recently in Missouri is set to be extradited back to North Carolina to face a child sex charge from eight years ago.
The Gastonia Police Department announced on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, that 65-year-old Arnold Ogle was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Fugitive Task Force in Kansas City. Police said he is accused of the statutory rape of a child in 2018.
The department notes that as of publication, he is being held in Missouri as he awaits extradition.
Court documents reviewed by WCNC Charlotte reveal that Ogle’s address at the time of his arrest was in Gardner, roughly 30 miles southeast of Kansas City. He was indicted earlier in the month on the statutory rape charge, along with incest.
The indictment also suggests that the crimes this pedophile is accused of spanned the course of 13 years; the date range in his indictment suggested a start date of November 2005.
Gastonia is located about 23 miles west of Charlotte.
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