ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — An Ashe County commissioner was arrested Thursday and charged with sex crimes with a child.
Larry Dix, 69, was arrested just before 4:30 p.m. and charged with four counts of indecent liberties with a minor.
Officials said the offenses happened between June 19 and July 1.
Dix is currently being held at the Alleghany County Jail, with bail set at $200,000.
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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s Northwestern District began its investigation on July 3 at the request of District Attorney Tom Horner.
No other details have been released at this point.
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