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An Alabama Man in jail in Pike County on charges stemming from an incident earlier this week is now facing more charges after police served warrants on him yesterday. 46 year old David W. Dobbs of Newton Alabama was arrested on several charges including terroristic threatening, Sunday after he allegedly attempted to set fire to a propane tank near the Pikeville Super 8. Dobbs was served with two warrants yesterday, one for being a fugitive from another state as he is facing a charge of contributing to the delinquency of minor in Virginia. According to the Virginia warrant Dobbs committed the act inside the city of Wise sometime between January 4th and January 7th of this year. Dobbs also stands accused of committing an act of Rape 1st degree and Unlawful transaction with a minor in connection to an incident which occurred on January 6th at the Pikeville Days Inn. According to the arrest warrant, Dobbs allegedly gave the 17 year old female two controlled substances, causing her to become unconscious leading to sexual intercourse when the girl was incapable of consent. Dobbs was assigned an additional $10,000 full cash bond on top of the $25,000 dollar bond assigned in his other case. Dobbs is also being held on the fugitive warrant until an extradition hearing can be held on January 18th. Dobbs remains lodged at the Pike County Detention Center.