A 37-year-old Ahoskie resident was arrested Wednesday morning at a hotel in the 1000 block of North Main Street in Suffolk on felony sex charges in Ahoskie.

Adam Dwayne Sauls was awaiting extradition back to Ahoskie, where he will be served warrants for 45 felony sex offenses involving a juvenile.

The Ahoskie Police Department put out a media on Tuesday in an effort to share information about Sauls’ possible whereabouts. Officers went to Sauls’ apartment on Monday and again on Tuesday in regards to the case, but he was not at home.

“I would like to thank Suffolk Police Department in Suffolk, Va. for their assistance and the public for responding to the media release,” said Ahoskie Police Chief Troy Fitzhugh. “He was arrested in less than 24 hours. We will apply for an extradition to bring Adam Sauls back to Hertford County.”

Fitzhugh said the investigation into the criminal allegations against Sauls began a week ago, after one of the parents of the juvenile victim contacted the Ahoskie Police.