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Oxford man charged with harassing juvenile
OXFORD – A Lafayette County man has been arrested after he violated a no-contact court order and continued to harass a boy.
Oxford police responded on June 1 to a report by the victim's mother, who said her son was receiving harassing communication from a 19-year-old male who was the subject of an active protection order. The communication included harassing phone calls, text messages, social media activity, and disturbing group chat messages.
Police investigators obtained a search warrant for all the relevant accounts linked to the suspected phone numbers and social media platforms. This evidence confirmed continued harassment of the victim.
Police filed cyberstalking charges June 10 against Canderious Bland, 19, of Oxford. He was arrested June 14 and remains in the Lafayette County Detention Center,