On February 14th, 2023, the Oxford Police Department took a walk-in report regarding a sexual assault of a minor. After investigation, Joshua Bright, 32, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, was arrested and charged with Molesting – Touching a Child for Lustful Purposes.
Bright was taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge and issued a $30,000 bond. The Oxford Police Department would like to thank the Greenwood Police Department for helping locate Bright.
