*****Derrick Johnson Update*****

Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Kandis Rickard filed additional charges on Derrick Johnson, as a result of further investigation to the arrest made on 9.2.15. Charges are as follows:

15 Counts of Distributing, Possessing, or Viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child (commonly referred as child porn).

3 Counts of Sexual Assault 4th Degree

Habitual Offender

See original arrest below.

 

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On Wednesday, 9/2/15, FCSO Investigators conducted simultaneous search warrants on Derrick Johnson, a 38 year old male, one being at his home at 34 N. Madrid, and the other at his parole officers’ office, where Johnson was located. Search warrants were obtained in connection to a sexual assault of a juvenile case, initially reported on 8/22/15.

 

While investigators were searching Johnson’s residence, several illegal items were located. Charges filed so far are as followed:

 

Charge 1. 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine)- D Felony

 

Charge 2. 7 Counts of Forgery 2nd - C Felony

 

Charge 3. 2 Counts of Theft of Credit/Debit Card- D Felony

 

Charge 4. 1 Count of Criminal Possession of a Forgery Device- C Felony

 

Charge 5. 1 Count of Maintaining a Drug Premise- C Felony

 

Charge 6. 6 Counts of Tattooing in Unlicensed Facility- D Felony

 

Charge 7. 299 Counts of Possessing Tattooing Equipment by Unlicensed Person- A Misdemeanor

 

Charge 8. 3 Counts of Possession of Instruments of Crime- A Misdemeanor

 

Charge 9. 2 Counts of Theft of Property- A Misdemeanor

 

FCSO Investigators are working with Conway Police Department Detectives to extract the forensic data from the computer and cellular devices seized during the search warrants. Charges are pending on possession of child pornography and sexual assault of a juvenile.