Loudon Co. man arrested in Ariz. on child rape charges

8:12 PM, Oct 17, 2012   |    comments
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A Loudon County man wanted on child rape charges is now behind bars on the other side of the country.

U.S. marshals arrested 61-year-old Edward Underwood in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday. Underwood is accused of raping a child younger than 13 years old in July.

U.S. marshals say they arrested him without major complications.

Underwood is currently being held in Arizona pending extradition to Tennessee.