Dixon County authorities have arrested a man for allegedly trying to abduct a teenage boy in Ponca, Tuesday night, June 24. 

The Sheriff's Office says they got a call around 9:20 p.m. about a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard attempting to pull the teen into a white Ford Focus with Iowa plates. 

The suspect and vehicle were found in rural Ponca early Wednesday. 

55-year-old Bradley Scott Perrin is now in custody at the Thurston County Jail. He is being held on a $50,000 bond at 10%.

The Dixon County Sheriff’s Office thanked the public for its assistance.