AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County deputies have arrested a 31-year-old man after a sexual battery incident on Sunday.

Officials say around 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to the Dollar General on Windsor Springs Road.

Deputies spoke with the victim, who reported that a man inappropriately touched her.

The subject remained inside the store when deputies arrived, then fled out the front door, according to officials.

After a brief foot pursuit, the subject, identified as Tyrone Bernard Gaynor Jr., was taken into custody.

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Officials say Gaynor has been charged with sexual batter

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