Man from Lockwood held on two counts of child molestation

A man from Lockwood is being held in Lawrence County on charges related to child sexual abuse.

46-year-old Eric Hankins was arrested by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday and booked into the Lawrence County Jail.

Hankins is charged with two counts of child molestation in the 1st degree.

The charges include statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy – deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 12 years of age.

Hankins was denied bond.