Man faces rape charge

Published 9:38 am Wednesday, August 21, 2024

An Oxford man was arrested recently and charged with rape.

According to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Officer, on Aug. 19, a woman reported she was forced to have sex with Stephen Thomas Lovelady, 29, of Oxford, and signed charges against Lovelady.

Lovelady was arrested without incident and charged with sexual battery. He was taken to the Lafayette County Detention Center where he was booked on a $10,000 bond.

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