On Thursday, October 24, 2024, at around 6:55 a.m., Special Agents with the Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, in coordination with the Texarkana (Arkansas) Police Department, executed a search warrant in the 2100 block of Pinson Drive in Texarkana, Arkansas.
The investigation began after multiple cyber tips were reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) from the online messaging applications Google, Kik, and Snapchat.
Lewis Northcutt, 27, of Texarkana, was arrested for 30 counts of Possession of Matter Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving a Child (CSAM).
Northcutt was transported and booked into the Miller County Detention Center on a $150,000 bond.
On Friday, October 25, 2024, ASP ICAC Task Force agents, with support from the Saline County Sheriff's Office, executed an arrest and search warrant in Hensley following a cyber tip from NCMEC. The tip was related to activity on a social media platform. Agents arrested Chris Patton, 47, of Hensley, for five counts of possession of CSAM. Patton was transported to the Saline County Detention Center, where he is awaiting his first appearance.
