JONESBORO, Ark. – A level 4 sex offender was already in hot water for allegedly possessing child porn when he ended up arrested again.
On May 31, 2019 members of the Jonesboro Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Division assisted Trumann Police Department and the Arkansas State Police in conducting a search warrant. A cyber tip that was received by Arkansas State Police on August 18, 2018 from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) initiated the search. The cyber tip alleged that a user uploaded files of known child pornography to a cloud storage platform.
While conducting the search, 59 year old Carl Chandler of Trumann, a Level 4 Sex Offender, was placed under arrest and escorted outside where he was interviewed by agents with the Jonesboro Police Department and Arkansas State Police. During the interview, Chandler admitted to downloading and looking at child pornography on electronic devices for about 10 years. The residence search resulted in the seizure of computers, flash drives, CD discs, and other items.
Chandler was arrested and taken to Poinsett County Sheriff Office to be held until his PC hearing on June 3. The suspect bonded out and was given a first appearance court date of July 23. He will be charged with Distributing, Possessing, or Viewing Matter Depicting Sexual Conduct Involving a Child, Failure to Comply with Registration and Reporting Requirements, and Registered Offender living near School, Public Park, Youth Center, or Daycare Prohibited.
Chandler was arrested again less than a week later while residing at his mother’s home in Trumann. The residence is 1413.72 feet from a daycare. Chandler returned to the residence immediately after bonding out and was found to be in violation of Registration and Reporting Requirements. He told police he would be living at a local hotel but this request was denied due to its proximity to a school zone. JPD said Chandler is aware of the stipulations of where he may live as he has been a registered sex offender for approximately ten years and at each registration visit is required to read and sign the requirements stating he understands the regulations.
Why do they even let them bond out? You have a piece of crap human, who is just sick and pathetic and can’t even do right. Maybe if there were harsher punishments for “Things” like him, maybe there wouldn’t be so many others. I know it won’t get rid of all pieces of shit. But make examples of these sorry ass “Things”.