Georgia man arrested in McLennan County after online request for minor charge

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – A Georgia man was arrested Thursday after authorities said he planned to meet a young girl near her bus stop and have sex with her before school.

Aron Alexander Cyprian, 25, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, remained jailed Friday on $10,000 bond after his arrest by McLennan County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a second-degree felony charge online, soliciting a minor charge.

According to an arrest affidavit, a “concerned neighbor” reported Wednesday that a young girl was “almost picked up” by a man in a suspicious white vehicle near a school bus stop on Silver River Road in Gholson.

The man in the car, who was wearing a shirt with stars on the chest, told the “concerned neighbor” that his car was breaking down and that he was waiting for a car wreck, according to arrest documents.

Minutes later, the bus driver, who had stopped to pick up the girl, saw the white vehicle flashing its lights, which officers described in the statement as an attempt to get the girl’s attention.

The bus driver, who ordered the girl to get on the bus, later reported the incident to the sheriff’s office.

“During the course of the investigation, it was learned that the victim had received social media communications from an unknown male and the male convinced the victim to meet him before school for the purpose of having sex,” the affidavit alleges. “During those conversations, the suspect provided a photo of a white Toyota Corolla and told the victim to look for that vehicle.”

Arrest documents do not identify the girl or state her age.

An investigator from the sheriff’s office met with the girl and her parents and took over the girl’s social media accounts to continue conversations with the suspect, the affidavit said.

“The suspect was angry that he could not meet the victim earlier in the day before school, and the suspect suggested another meeting for Thursday (10/24/24) before school at 6:15 a.m. and even sent a card with a ‘circle “indicating the area where he intended to meet, which was near the previous day’s bus stop incident,” the affidavit said.

Officers conducted surveillance of the area on Thursday and reported that a white Toyota Corolla approached at 6:10 am. Officers arrested Cyprian and reported that he was wearing the same shirt with stars on it from the previous day.