Child Predator Nabbed in Homewood Sting

0:00It's March 31st. This is Birmingham News today, your AI-powered local news. Homewood Police just naved the 41-year-old dude from Sharpsburg, Georgia, in a targeted sting against child predators. The guy, Chase Andrew Womble, got pinched for driving across state lines to hook up with what he thought was a minor for illegal sex acts. This all went down on March 27th, 2026, right in the Edgewood neighborhood of Homewood, Alabama. Wombles have set up the whole operation to catch predators lurking online. Folks in the community are breathing a bit easier, knowing these operations are keeping kids safe, though no big public reactions have hit the news. Yet, it's a stark reminder of the dangers out there on the web. Wombles now locked up in Jefferson County, jail, sitting on a $60,000 bond while the case moves forward. Law enforcement stays on the grind like this, protecting the vulnerable and shutting down threats before they escalate.