(KNZA)--A St. Joseph, Missouri man is facing a felony child sex charge in Brown County.

38-year-old Daniel Ray Cook made his first appearance in a Brown County courtoom Wednesday on one count of electronic solicitation of a child.

A preliminary hearing was set for January 10th.

Cook remains in the Brown County Jail, held on a $500,000 bond.

Hiawatha Police Chief John Defore says Cook was arrested New Years Day following an on-going investigation by undercover officers with the Police Department.

The Police Department was assisted by the Kansas Highway Patrol.