On November 27, 2019, during the course of an ongoing investigation of Internet Stalking and Sexual Misconduct involving a juvenile, the Sharp County Sheriff's Department Criminal Investigations Division and a Highland School Resource Officer interviewed 23 year old Ethan Gann of Poughkeepsie, Arkansas.

After the interview, Gann was arrested and an affidavit was prepared.  The affidavit was then submitted to the Third Judicial Prosecutor's Office.  Gann is currently incarcerated at the Sharp County Jail awaiting filing of formal charges for the offense of Rape, Possession of Child Pornography, and Internet Stalking of a Child.

Sharp County Sheriff

Mark A. Counts