Man Who Wanted Date With Teen Arrested

A Marysville, Kan. man has been arrested by Marshall County sheriff’s deputies and is awaiting extradition back to Siskiyou County.

The arrest stems from an incident that happened a few weeks ago, during which the man, Javan Victor Dunken, attempted to contact an underage girl for a date.

Now the Yreka Police Department is warning area parents whose children are on the Internet social networking site, MySpace, to be careful of predatory adults.

A few weeks ago, according to YPD Chief Brian Bowles, a teenager received a message from a 28-year-old male who wanted to “have a date with her.” In a hardcopy of the message, the man included his cell phone number.

The teenager told her mother, Bowles said. A short while later, the mother contacted the YPD. Their report was filed with the Siskiyou County District Attorney’s Office.

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