CONWAY, AR -- The Faulkner
County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) arrested Josh D. George, 30, earlier today for
Internet stalking of a child in the Kroger parking lot on Salem Rd in Conway.
The investigation started this
week when Mr. George and an undercover investigator acting as a mother of two
children ages 9 and 12 started chatting online.
After a couple of days of
chatting, Mr. George asked to meet up with the mother and her children for
sexual purposes.
The undercover investigator met
with Mr. George at the Kroger on Salem Rd where he was arrested.
Mr. George is currently
employed with The Department of Community Corrections in Little Rock as a
Correctional Officer and a part time Patrol Officer at Guy Police
Department.
He was also employed at the
Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy in 2007 until he was later
terminated May, 2013.
He was rehired in 2013 as a
Detention Officer and quit one month later in October, 2013.
The Investigation is ongoing
and Mr. George is being held with No Bond until his first appearance on Monday,
March 14.