21-year-old Cary man accused of sex crimes with 14-year-old

Kenneth Gunter, of 105 Larkwood Lane, was in the Wake County Detention Center Monday under a $677,000 secured bond on four counts of statutory rape stemming from allegations that he had sex with the teen between Sept. 20 and Nov. 10.

He also faces one count each of indecent liberties with a child and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Those charges are in connection with him allegedly taking sexually explicit images of the girl.

Gunter also faces several other charges, including three counts of carrying a concealed weapon and one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Arrest warrants accuse him of having in his possession a glass smoking pipe, up to a half ounce of marijuana, black metallic knuckles, a 12-inch Winchester Bowie knife and a Colt Lawman .357 Magnum revolver.

Gunter was expected to make his first court appearance Tuesday.