ATHENS, Texas — An Athens man has been arrested for allegedly impregnating a local teen.
According to the Athens Police Dept., officers served an arrest warrant on Martin Brandstrom, 47, at his residence for sexual assault of a child.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the arrest warrant was issued based on DNA evidence indicating a 99.9% positive result Brandstrom fathered a child with a 16-year-old Athens girl.
Brandstrom was booked into the Henderson County Jail on $1 million bond and should he be released, he cannot have contact with anyone under the age of 17.
