MORENCI — A Blissfield man is scheduled for arraignment on Wednesday following his March 8 arrest for allegedly trying to meet up with an underage girl in a sting operation. The operation was set up by two citizen groups, Bikers Against Predators and Michigan Predator Exposure.

Jeremiah Richard Beagle, 47, faces two felony charges of soliciting a child for immoral purposes and using the internet to commit a crime.

According to documents filed in Lenawee County Circuit Court, Beagle is accused of exchanging messages online with a decoy impersonating a 14-year-old girl and arranging to meet up with her in Morenci. When he arrived, he was met by a representative of Bikers Against Predators. The organization streamed the meeting on Facebook Live.

The representative provided a Morenci police officer with messages between Beagle and the decoy in which he allegedly discussed her virginity and sexual experiences, talked about his desire to have sex with her, sent her a picture of his genitals, and expressed a desire to meet her and her 11-year-old sister.

According to the officer’s statement, Beagle admitted that he thought he was communicating with an underage girl, and nodded when he was asked if he had sent her explicit photographs and discussed his sexual intentions toward her.

At the March 10 Morenci City Council meeting, council members commended Officer Logan Edmondson for his professional handling of the situation.

“I think he represented the Morenci Police Department very, very, very well,” council member Jerome Bussell said.

Beagle’s arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, in front of Judge Anna Marie Anzalone.