Area man arrested on continuous sexual abuse of a child warrant

Danny Oran Wilson. (Jail photo)
Danny Oran Wilson. (Jail photo)(KWTX)
Published: Jan. 23, 2017 at 11:56 AM CST

A Gatesville man was held in the McLennan County Jail Monday awaiting transfer to Coryell County on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a young child.

Danny Oren Wilson, 64, was ordered held on a $150,000 bond, charged with continuous sexual abuse of a young child, online jail records showed.

Coryell County Chief Deputy Mark Wilcox said deputies served a search warrant at a Coryell County residence on Jan. 20 in connection with the investigation of a sexual assault case.

Police searched the house but were not able to locate the suspect.

Deputies did find information that led them, to a motel in Waco, which was forwarded to Waco police who then found the suspect at the hotel and arrested him.