Deputies arrest man they say tried to sexually assault a boy in Rockbridge County

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AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WSLS 10) - A man is in custody after deputies say he tried to sexually assault a boy in Rockbridge County.

The Augusta County Sheriff's Office arrested 21-year-old Jonathan W. Laclair, of Steeles Tavern, Va., and charged him with attempted sodomy, attempted indecent liberties, assault and battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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The arrest came because of a criminal investigation that was launched based upon a complaint that Laclair abused a 9-year-old boy in Raphine on April 25.

Laclair is being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail.