Mississippi man, 75, charged with traveling to Baton Rouge to attempt sexual intercourse with a minor

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Police said Monday that officers arrested a Mississippi man and accused him of traveling to Baton Rouge to have sex with a 14-year-old.

Bruce Wells, 75, of Tylertown, Mississippi, was charged with attempted felony, carnal knowledge of a juvenile and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, the agency said.

Troopers said the Special Victims Unit and the FBI have opened an investigation into the sexual exploitation of a minor. On Saturday, state police said, Wells traveled to Baton Rouge to meet the minor and was arrested.