July 22, 2021
• A Mount Airy man has been jailed under a $100,000 secured bond on second-degree forcible rape and assault charges filed in Surry County, according to city police reports.
In addition to the felony rape charge, Michael Ray Simmons, 63, of 208 Mayberry Ave., is accused of assault/battery on an individual with a disability, which is a misdemeanor.
Simmons was served with warrants on those cases by city officers at his home on July 13, with no other details listed in police records regarding the charges and further information unavailable Thursday from the Surry County Sheriff’s Office. Simmons is scheduled to appear in Surry District Court on Aug. 11.