A man was arrested after allegedly luring a child at a local park and trying to force that child to smoke a cigarette, according to court documents.
William Wayt, 41, has been charged with criminal child enticement in connection to Friday's incident.
Several witnesses told police that they observed Wayt lure a male child, who is less than 14 years old, to a basketball court and shove a cigarette into his mouth, according to a complaint filed in Hamilton County Municipal Court.
The incident occurred at Grant Park in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine, according to Enquirer media partner Fox19.
Wayt was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center Friday afternoon and is currently being held on a $75,000 bond, according to jail records.
He was arraigned Saturday morning and a pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m.
Enquirer media partner Fox19 contributed to this report.
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