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Bedford fugitive arrested in Odessa on child-indecency charge

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A West Texas multiagency task force arrested Joshua Smith in Odessa on a fugitive warrant alleging indecency with a child in Bedford, Texas. He was booked into the Midland County Detention Center; one report lists his bond at $50,000. Authorities did not provide further details about the underlying case.

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