Neosho man charged with molesting 10-year-old girl, illegally possessing guns

The Newton County Prosecuting Attorney charged a Neosho man today with child molestation and three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.

Joseph Orba Taylor, 40, Neosho, was allegedly caught in the act of molesting a 10-year-old girl by a member of the girl's family who ordered him to leave the home.

According to the probable cause statement, Taylor had been reading to the child every night and was taking far too long to read one book. The family member walked in and saw Taylor molesting the child, the statement said.

The family member yelled at Taylor to leave.

{She} yelled at Joseph to leave, he then left in his 1990 GMC Sierra. Joseph left saying, "I will just take care of myself in a field while carrying a shotgun and two handguns.

When the Newton County Sheriff's Office located Taylor, he still had the weapons, according to the probable cause statement, and said he knew he shouldn't have them since he was a felon.