Toccoa man arrested, charged with failure to appear in court on molestation charge

A Toccoa man who was previously charged with aggravated child molestation was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly missed his court date, according to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office.

Timothy Lee Johnson, 41, of Toccoa, was taken into custody at 4:26 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 after officers with Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and the Toccoa Police Department served an arrest warrant at Johnson’s last known residence. Johnson was wanted for failure to appear in court on the aggravated child molestation charge, according to authorities, and was transported to the Stephens County Jail without incident.

Johnson was charged with felony for failure to appear and remains in the Stephens County Jail without bond.