Man jailed for sexual assault

GONZALES — A Lumberton man remains in custody in Gonzales County Jail after police said he was arrested for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl.

At 9:15 p.m. Feb. 26, Officer Ryan Salles met with a man and his 9-year-old daughter at the police department and learned from the man that the girl was touched inappropriately by a man identified as Mark Mikeska, Capt. Allen Taylor reported. Authorities contacted Mikeska and told him to go to the police department, where Mikeska gave a statement denying the allegations. 

At 4 p.m. Feb. 28, Investigator Jason Montoya attended a forensic interview of the child, during which information was obtained that led to the issuance of a probable cause affidavit to be presented to County Judge David Bird. The affidavit charged Mikeska, 56, of Lumberton, of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child.

After Bird issued arrest warrants for Lumberton, Montoya and Officer Trey Tunis located Mikeska and arrested him. Mikeska was taken to Gonzales County Jail, where he remains in custody on $200,000 bond.