A Vicksburg man faces a charge of statutory rape involving a child under 14 after his arrest Monday afternoon, Vicksburg police Capt. Sandra Williams said.

Chris Harris, 41, was arrested on U.S. 61 North during a traffic stop on the bridge over Interstate 20. He was being held without bail in the Issaquena County Corrections Center pending an initial appearance in Municipal Court.

The arrest was the result of an investigation into a report police received about 1 a.m. Monday from a family member who caught Harris in the child’s bedroom. When the relative went to call police, Harris fled, resulting in a search for him by police.

In other cases:

• Willie Earl Qualls, 51, was arrested Monday night on a warrant charging him with sale of cocaine.

He was being held without bail in the Issaquena County Corrections Center pending an initial appearance in Municipal Court.

Qualls was arrested about 10 p.m. Monday after he attempted to run from police after they saw him at the Fast Way convenience store, 1001 Clay St. He was later caught at the corner of Cherry and Grove streets. The warrant involved a charge from a police drug operation in July.

• Jenny Gaskin, 33, faces a charge of unauthorized use of a credit card after her arrest at the Vicksburg Police Department. She was without bail in the Issaquena County Corrections Center pending an initial appearance in Municipal Court.

Gaskin is accused of using the card to purchase $2,500 worth of items from the Quick and Easy Convenience store 3595 U.S. 61 South.

Excavator reported stolen

A Caterpillar excavator valued at $55,000 was reported stolen about 7:30 a.m. Monday from the 100 block of Drusilla Lane, Vicksburg police Capt. Sandra Williams said.