PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pinellas Park Florida man was arrested after police said he arranged a ride-share for two teenage girls to travel across the state to meet him.
The Pinellas Park Police Department said detectives executed a search warrant at 50-year-old Bruce Higgins’ apartment located at 3145 Grand Avenue on Tuesday.
Police said Higgins was being investigated in an ongoing lewd and lascivious case involving a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old.
Investigators said Higgins had ordered a ride-share for the teens from the Daytona area.
Higgins was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with two counts of indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors, using a computer or electronic device to seduce, solicit, or lure a child, unlawful use of a two-way communication device and traveling to meet a minor.
He was also charged with trafficking methamphetamine.
Pinellas Park officers said anyone who may have had inappropriate contact with Higgins is asked to call their local law enforcement agency.
