(KNZA)--A Meriden man is facing charges of rape and aggravated sexual battery in Jackson County.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, said 49-year-old Chad Tyler was arrested early Wednesday morning on a Jackson County District Court warrant by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

Morse said the warrant was issued following a Jackson County Sheriff's Office investigation into an alleged sexual assault that took place on January 16 in southern Jackson County.

Following his arrest, Tyler was booked into the Jackson County Jail where he remains held on a $75,000 bond.