Eastern UP man brought back from Georgia to face charges of CSC with a child

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— A former Kincheloe resident has been arrested in Savannah, Georgia for sexually assaulting a child.

The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office starting investigating 53-year-old James Morris in the spring of 2021. A nationwide search found Morris in a Georgia jail on a separate offense.

Deputies drove to Savannah and brought Morris back to Michigan, where he was charged with 1^st degree criminal sexual conduct, three counts of
2^nd degree CSC, two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual penetration-child, and habitual offender – 4^th offense.

Morris remains lodged in the Chippewa County Jail.