Arkansas Deputies Arrest 39-Year-Old Man in Child-Stalking Sting After Searcy Meetup
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Updated · KATV · Jun 24
Arkansas Deputies Arrest 39-Year-Old Man in Child-Stalking Sting After Searcy Meetup
2 articles · Updated · KATV · Jun 24
Summary
Jacob Fletcher, 39, was arrested June 22 in Searcy after authorities said he arrived to meet a person he believed was a juvenile girl for sex.
White County investigators said Fletcher began messaging the social-media account on June 19, discussed sexual activity, and planned to take the child back to his home in Harrison.
The account was run by an undercover sheriff's investigator, and officers from the sheriff's office, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and Arkansas State Police ICAC task force made the arrest.
A search warrant was also executed at Fletcher's Harrison home, and he was booked into the White County Detention Center on a Class Y felony charge of internet stalking of a child.
White County's chief deputy said the agency has expanded online predator stings after recent training and expects to keep running the operations.