In a statement released by Sgt. Jamie White of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division, Jerry Hampton 47 years old of rural Walnut Ridge was arrested on January 23rd for Sexual Assault 4th Degree and Possession of Child Pornography.
Hampton is a Registered Sex Offender who was released from the Arkansas Department of Corrections in July of 2014. Hampton has charges dating back to 2005 including Parole Violations, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Assault on a Family Member and Rape.
The investigation began as a missing juvenile case but soon developed into a minor having contact with Hampton. Once the juvenile was located and interviewed, investigators questioned and arrested Hampton. Jerry Hampton is being held in the Lawrence County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond awaiting his court date.
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