November 26, 2024

On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Agents with the assistance of ASP SWAT and the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 600 block of Grant County Road 580 in reference to a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) cyber tip from a social media platform. 

Eric Rhoden, 33, of the Cane Creek Community, was arrested on 50 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Electronic devices were confiscated from his residence to be examined for additional items. Agents transported Rhoden to the Sheridan Detention Center, where he was released on a $25,000 bond.

Also on Thursday, November 21, 2024, ASP Agents and Van Buren Police officers, executed a search warrant on a residence in the city of Van Buren stemming from two cyber tips from differing social media platforms in reference to sexual solicitation of a juvenile and CSAM possession.

Lucas Dusha, 22, of Van Buren, was arrested and is facing three counts of Possession of CSAM, one count of Sexual Solicitation of a Child, and one count of Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons. Electronic Devices were confiscated from the residence and will be forensically examined for additional CSAM.

Dusha is being held at the Crawford County Detention Center on a $200,000 bond.