GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man is being held without bond in the Levy County jail on charges of sexually abusing a minor in Marion County.

Levy County sheriff’s deputies say Michael Pope, 54, had an arrest warrant out for lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under 12.

They say he is a convicted felon.

While searching Pope’s home in Morriston on Thursday, detectives also found a rifle with nearly 200 rounds of ammo. He was also charged with weapons offenses.

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