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Police arrest man who they say solicited teen girls in Columbia

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COLUMBIA, Md. — Howard County police arrested a man Friday who they say approached two 14-year-old girls and offered them money for sex.

The girls were able to take a picture before calling the police.

The incident happened at about 9 a.m. today near the Swansfield Pool in Columbia, off of Cedar Lane across from Swansfield Elementary School.

The man, later identified as 32-year-old Richard Morgan was charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor.