Murray man accused of sexually abusing a child

MURRAY, Ky. (WTVQ)- A man is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing a child.

State troopers say 55-year-old Joseph Lawrence from Murray had several sexual encounters with a child under age 12 between 2014 and 2016.

Troopers say they found Lawrence Saturday night and took him to jail after a five hour standoff.

Lawrence faces twenty counts of first degree sexual abuse and one count of first degree sodomy.