The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Department is releasing the following information pursuant to Section 13 of Act 989 of 1997, the Sex and Child Offender Registration Act and the community notification guidelines promulgated by the Commission on Abuse, which authorizes Law Enforcement Agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release.  Such information will enhance public safety and protection.

 

               The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of an offense that requires registration with the Arkansas Crime Information Center.  Further, his/her previous criminal history places him/her in a classification level that reflects the potential to re-offend.

 

               This Offender has advised the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Department that he/she will be living in the location listed in this report.  HE/SHE IS NOT WANTED BY THE POLICE.  THE NOTIFICTION IS NOT INTENDED TO INCREASE FEAR; RATHER, IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS A SAFER PUBLIC.

 

               The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Department has no legal authority to direct where a Sex Offender lives.  Unless court ordered restrictions exist, this Offender is free to live where he/she chooses.

 

               Sex Offenders have always lived in our communities, but it wasn’t until this passage of the Sex and Child Offender Registration Act that law enforcement even knew where they were living.  In many cases, law enforcement is now able to share that information with you.  CITIZEN ABUSE OF THIS INFORMATION TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE OR HARASS REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.  Further, abuse could potentially end law enforcement’s ability to do community notification.  We believe the only person who wins if community notification ends is the Offender, since sex offenders derive their power through secrecy.

 

               For additional information go to our website www.fcso.ar.gov then click on the link for sex offender registry or the Arkansas Crime Information Center’s website at www.acic.org then click on the link for sex offender registry.

 

 

SEX OFFENDER’S INFORMATION

 

NAME:                                 Mark Allen Duke

 

RISK:                                    Level 3

 

RACE:                                   White

 

SEX:                                      Male

 

HEIGHT:                               510

 

WEIGHT:                              165       

 

HAIR COLOR:                       Red        

 

EYE COLOR:                         Blue

 

DATE OF BIRTH:                  11-1-1973

 

ADDRESS:                            71 Ballard Road, Vilonia, AR 72173

DESCRIPTION OF CRIME:  This offender was convicted of Indecent Exposure and Sexually Delinquent Person on 5-18-00. The offense involved the then 26-year-old offender engaging in sexual contact with a 4-year-old female neighbor who had gone to his house to play with a child who lived with him.

 

 

SEX OFFENDER’S INFORMATION

 

NAME:                                 Norman Ray Parrett

 

RISK:                                    Level 3

 

RACE:                                   White

 

SEX:                                      Male

 

HEIGHT:                               601

 

WEIGHT:                              240       

 

HAIR COLOR:                       Brown   

 

EYE COLOR:                         Brown

 

DATE OF BIRTH:                  10/3/1970

 

ADDRESS:                            3742 Old Morrilton Hwy Conway, AR 72032

DESCRIPTION OF CRIME:  This offender received a deferred adjudication for Aggravated Sexual Assault - Child Under 14-First Degree (2 counts) on 7-17-07. The 32 year old offender engaged in sexual contact with an 8/9 year old female acquaintance.

 

 

 

SEX OFFENDER’S INFORMATION

 

NAME:                                 Christopher Shawn Thacker

 

RISK:                                    Level 2H

 

RACE:                                   White

 

SEX:                                      Male

 

HEIGHT:                               600

 

WEIGHT:                              200       

 

HAIR COLOR:                       Brown        

 

EYE COLOR:                         Brown

 

DATE OF BIRTH:                  3-16-1988

 

ADDRESS:                            25 Audubon Dr. Conway, AR 72032

DESCRIPTION OF CRIME:  This offender was convicted of Sexual Assault-4th degree on 11/4/13. The offense involved a 14-year-old female reporting that the then 25-year-old offender forced her to engage in sexual contact while she was visiting a friend's house where the offender lived.