September 4, 2024
On Thursday, August 29, 2024, Special Agents with Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) executed a residential search warrant in the Morningstar community of Garland County, following a National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) cyber tip.
During the investigation, Agents found the suspect, John Earner, 33, of Hot Springs National Park, had uploaded Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to an online file hosting service. A subsequent search of Earner’s cellphone revealed numerous photos and videos of CSAM.
Earner was arrested and transferred to the Garland County Detention Center, where he was booked and charged with 100 counts of Possession of CSAM, with a bond set at $250,000.
On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, ASP ICAC Taskforce agents executed a residential search warrant in Nashville related to the possession of CSAM based on an NCMEC tip.
Special Agents arrested Camren Scott, 20, of Hope, for downloading, viewing, and uploading CSAM and transferred him to the Howard County Detention Center, where he was booked and charged with 100 counts of possession of CSAM with a bond set at $20,000.