so there was a very short window of time between the time he became aware he was under investigation here and when he ended up in california , where he was apprehended on june 12 . mull said howell met the girl 's clark county . he said he intends to have howell extradited to indiana to face the molestation charge . howell faces felony weapons charges after authorities say they found assault rifles and explosive ... ( associated press ) indianapolis ( ap ) — an indiana , appears in superior court in los angeles tuesday , june 14 , 2016 . james wesley howell , 20 , of indiana , appears in superior court in los angeles tuesday , june 14 , 2016 . he said he does n't know what howell 's intentions were in california to flee the child molestation investigation . a message seeking comment was left wednesday for howell family lawyer bobby boyd of louisville , kentucky . california authorities charged howell on tuesday with three felony weapons and ammunition charges after he was found in santa monica with a loaded assault rifle with magazines rigged to these crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to . mull said howell was interviewed on june 7 by a police detective in the molestation case and apparently left indiana at some point after speaking to the officer .