Overview
- Authorities say 65-year-old Leland Fleming was located in Arkansas, taken into custody with local help, and extradited to Montgomery County to face two counts of indecency with a child.
- Montgomery County detectives opened the probe after a May report of indecency with a child and interviews with three adult women who described alleged abuse stretching back to the 1990s.
- Investigators say Fleming had participated in local religious ministries and worked with children’s choirs and homeschool groups, which prompted sheriff’s questions about his access to minors.
- Fleming is being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond while the Special Victims Unit continues its active investigation and pursues additional evidence and witnesses.
- Officials asked anyone with information to call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 936-538-5900 and reference case number 26A156874 so investigators can follow up with potential victims or witnesses.