On Friday morning, April 11, 2025, at 3:48 a.m., Bell County deputies Hunter Luttrell, Samson Churchwell, Keith Fuson, and Pineville Police Officer Patrick Brooks responded to a domestic violence incident at a Varilla Road residence in Calvin.

According to a Sheriff’s Department release, at the scene, 28-year-old Logan T. Howard was seen arguing with his girlfriend at the door to the residence. Howard was taken into custody during the investigation.

After investigating, probable cause was found to charge Howard with:

Sodomy – 1st degree – victim under the age of 12,

Sodomy – 1st degree,

Sexual abuse – 1st degree – victim under the age of 12,

Tampering with physical evidence,

Possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under the age of 12,

Attempted escape – 3rd degree,

Unlawful transaction with a minor – 1st degree – illegal sex act under the age of 16.

Logan T. Howard was lodged in the Knox County Detention Center where he was held without bond.

WRIL reports that Howard was arraigned on Friday, April 11th for theft of multiple firearms from a family member. He is charged in that case with (12) counts of theft by unlawful taking – firearm, (3) counts of convicted felon in possession of a firearm, (9) nine counts of convicted felon in possession of a handgun, and theft by unlawful taking – all others – over $1,000 but under $10,000. Howard was charged by Pineville Police Chief Brandon Hollingsworth in August of last year.