WHARTON COUNTY, Texas — A Wharton County man was booked into jail on Sept. 3, 2026, after being sentenced to five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Online Solicitation of a Minor.
According to Wharton County Sheriff’s Office Captain B.J. Novak, the case involving Arnold Louis Escamilla Jr., 44, began in July 2025 after a report was filed with the Sheriff’s Office alleging inappropriate contact and communication with a female juvenile.
WCSO investigators looked into the allegations, and Escamilla was originally arrested in connection with the case on July 16, 2025.
The case later proceeded through the 23rd District Court, where Novak said Escamilla was sentenced to five years in TDCJ. Wharton County jail records show he was booked again at 11:12 a.m. Sept. 3 and list the charge as Online Solicitation of a Minor.
WCSO said the underlying offense occurred within Wharton County, but did not provide a more specific location or additional information involving the juvenile.
Wharton Post is withholding information that could identify the juvenile.
Source: Wharton County Sheriff’s Office and Wharton County jail records
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