A registered sex offender faces sexual abuse charges after his arrest Wednesday at the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Martin Pace said.

He said James Willie Ross Jr., 47, turned himself in to investigator Stacy Rollinson about 8 a.m. Wednesday, ending a search for him that began Jan. 4 and included several Mississippi counties. He was being held without bail in the Warren County Jail pending an initial appearance Thursday in County Court. He is accused of two counts of sexual battery and one count of statutory rape involving children under the age of 12.

Canary Johnson, 36, a woman who is an acquaintance of Ross, was arrested Jan. 5 and charged with two counts being an accessory after the fact to sexual battery. Pace would not say where Johnson was found, citing the ongoing investigation. She is being held in the Warren County Jail without bond after an initial appearance in County Court Jan. 5.

Pace said the investigation into Ross’ actions began Jan. 4 when deputies received a tip that two children were being sexually abused at a home in Warren County.

In other cases:

• Vicksburg police are seeking information about Tuesday morning theft of hand tools, power tools and accessories from an enclosed trailer parked at Walmart, 2150 Iowa Boulevard. Sgt. Johnny Edwards said the theft occurred about 8:19 a.m.

Anyone with information can call Vicksburg police at 601-636-2511 or Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477. Callers to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and do not have to testify in court.

• A 2006 GMC Sierra pickup parked in the 900 block of Grange Hall Road was reported taken Tuesday about 6:30 p.m.

• About 1,000 feet of copper wire valued at $10,000, an LED light bar and an amplifier were reported taken about 9:32 a.m. Tuesday from a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup parked in the 4400 block of Halls Ferry Road.

Vicksburg police made the following arrests Tuesday:

• Kierra Shanta Brown, 24, 2727 Alcorn Drive Apt. 76, was arrested about 5:51 p.m. in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard on charges of contempt of court and disorderly conduct — failure to comply.

• Jason Wayne Ferguson, 36, 1521 Ethel St. Apt. B, was arrested about 6:47 p.m. in the 2100 block of Iowa Boulevard on charges of shoplifting and petit larceny.

• Eddie Renardo Sweezer, 48, 923 Buck St., was arrested about 11:37 p.m. at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Clay Street on charges of second-offense DUI, speeding and driving with a suspended license.