GARDEN CITY, Kan. (KAKE) - Justin Raines has been arrested for sex crimes after being accused of sharing explicit pictures with a 15-year-old.

The family of the 15-year-old contacted police on Feb. 1 concerned about the relationship between Raines and their child. That's when officers learned about the explicit pictures.

It was then learned that Raines, who is from South Carolina, had gone to Garden City and was staying at an AmericanInn at 3020 E. Kansas Avenue. 

Raines barricaded himself inside his hotel room and was making suicidal comments while possessing a knife. Police attempted to negotiate with Raines, but he refused to leave the room. A warrant was then obtained and Raines was arrested. 

Raines was booked in Finney County Jail on eighteen counts of sexual exploitation of a child.