Baxter County Arkansas officials announced the arrest of an 80 year old Mountain Home man on sexual assault charges.

Barry Edwin Sayger age 80 of Mountain Home was arrested In Missouri in early June and after a month long stay in the Macon County Missouri Jail he was released to officials in Baxter County Arkansas to face charges of 1st Degree Sexual Assault.

Sayger is currently being held on a $50,000 bond.

Sayger was also the subject of a Silver Alert that was issued by the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office in April of 2024 but was later cancelled after authorities say he was “found safe” days later.