Soldier Arrested Upon Return From Deployment for Soliciting Minor

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A Fort Campbell soldier has been arrested on charges of attempting to solicit a minor through electronic means.

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 23-year-old Adrian Tejada returned from deployment on Sunday and was met by Army personnel and TBI agents.

Their investigation determined Tejada had been soliciting and exploiting a female minor online while he was deployed overseas, including sending a sex device to the child at her parent’s residence.

Tejada was arrested and charged with one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, one count of Solicitation of a Minor, and one count of Soliciting Sexual Exploitation of a Minor by Electronic Means.

He was transported to the Franklin County Jail and booked on a $225,000 bond.

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