BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A man wanted in Michigan for sexual abuse of a child was arrested in Bellingham.

Whatcom County Superior Court documents state that a warrant for the arrest of 53-year-old Gerald McCreary was issued in Oakland County, Michigan.

He is accused of unlawful sexual contact with a child under 13.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department contacted Bellingham Police after tracking his cellphone to a downtown homeless shelter.

Officers contacted him at the shelter last Thursday, June 1st, verified his identity with a mobile fingerprint scanner, and arrested him.