The Kirksville Police Department arrested 41-year-old Kirksville resident Bow S. Dabbs on June 21, 2023, following an investigation of him having inappropriate contact with an underage girl. Dabbs has now been charged with Attempted Enticement of a Child in Adair County Court. On June 20, 2023, KPD received information that a subject was in contact with a 15-year-old girl via text message and some of the messages were inappropriate for her age. It was further believed the male was contacting the juvenile female for sexual activity. This information was forwarded to the Kirksville Regional Computer Crimes Unit (KRCCU). The information identified Dabbs as the subject. An Internet Crimes Against Children-trained sergeant used the juvenile female’s phone to continue the conversation with Dabbs, with the sergeant posing as the juvenile female. Dabbs sent messages of a sexual nature and made arrangements to meet with the juvenile for sexual contact. At approximately 2:05 am on June 21, 2023, KPD made contact with Dabbs on the 1200 block of North Elson Street, where Dabbs was waiting to meet with the juvenile.