March 14, 2024
North Little Rock, AR — Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested Robert Daniel Payne Jr., 51, of Sherwood on Monday, March 11, 2024, charging him with eight counts of Distributing, Possessing, and/or Viewing of Materials Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving a Child. Payne had been evading arrest for more than 2 years.
ASP Agents arrested the suspect at a restaurant on Warden Road in North Little Rock without incident. Agents executed a search warrant at Payne’s Sherwood residence in August 2019, seizing electronic devices and other evidence. Arrest warrants were issued in September of 2021.
“This case shows that persistence pays off,” said ASP Colonel Mike Hagar. “I am so proud of our Criminal Investigations Division for never giving up the search for this suspect.”
Payne was transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center.