A Marcus man accused of grooming and attempting to entice a minor has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors. 42-year-old Travis Ehrig entered a guilty plea last week to one charge of grooming, a Class D felony, with his previous charges of enticing a minor and dissemination of obscene material to a minor dropped. His sentencing date is now set for Monday, August 17th in Cherokee County District Court.
According to a criminal complaint, Ehrig contacted an individual he believed to be a minor on social media, arranging a meeting with an undercover police officer that was posing as a 15-year-old boy. While communicating over social media, Ehrig also allegedly sent explicit photos of himself to the undercover officer. He was arrested during the meeting on March 11th, with police later executing a search warrant at Ehrig’s residence in Marcus, seizing multiple items including cell phones and tablets.
The complaint also states that Ehrig is a registered sex offender, after previously being convicted of intending to commit sexual assault against a child under the age of 13. Ehrig is currently being held at the Cherokee County Jail, and will receive credit for time served in confinement pending sentencing.
