Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – July 17, 2024 – A 61-year-old Jonesboro man is being held on a $1 million bond after police said they found him in possession of a “substantial amount” of child sexual abuse material, including images of young girls in public places.
In his probable cause hearing, a judge charged Ronald Felts with 40 counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing matter depicting sexual conduct involving a child.
JPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children Division reported finding 88 video files downloaded to an IP address. According to the affidavit, the IP address returned to Felts’ home on Turtle Creek Road.
On Tuesday, investigators served a search warrant at the house and seized Felts’ computers, cell phones, and external hard drives. There was a large amount of child sex abuse material found on his devices, according to detectives. There was also a large amount of images of juvenile females in public places, and it appeared that the females were unaware their pictures were being taken.
Felts admitted to investigators that he had been viewing, downloading, and collecting this type of material for about 10 years.
