Feds intend to prosecute Tyler man charged with trafficking of Alabama girl

TYLER – The federal government intends to prosecute a Tyler man accused of driving halfway across the country and kidnapping an Alabama girl he met online. According to our news partner KETK, 19-year-old Daniel Skipworth is facing several charges in state court, including human trafficking and child sexual assault. Skipworth is being held in the Smith County Jail on a $550,000 bond. He was indicted in June. At the request of defense attorney Brett Harrison, 7th District Court Judge Kerry Russell agreed to delay the state case until January 10. Lead prosecutor Richard Vance said if the federal government does prosecute, the case would be dismissed in state court, but Russell agreed to the delay pending further word from the feds.