RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man is now in custody after he was accused of sex crimes involving a child, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. On Oct. 9, deputies received a report of a possible sex offense involving a minor. Darrin Jewel Nichols (Randolph County Sheriff's Office) Randolph County criminal investigation detectives investigated and sought charges against Darrin Jewel Nichols, 52, on charges of felony indecent liberties with a child and misdemeanor sexual battery. Investigators found and arrested Nichols on Wednesday. He was taken to the Randolph County Detention Center and given a $25,000 secured bond.