Sex offender arrested on child-porn charges

The Arkansas attorney general's office announced Friday the arrest of an Austin man after a child-pornography investigation by state authorities.

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On Friday, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said John Herndon, 63, was arrested at his home by members of her office's special investigations division as well as investigators from the Lonoke County sheriff's office. Herndon is being held at the Lonoke County jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond.

A registered sex offender, Herndon was charged with 30 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, Rutledge's office said.

Herndon's case file will be handed over to Lonoke County Prosecuting Attorney Chuck Graham.

Metro on 08/09/2015

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