Attorney General Griffin announces arrest of North Little Rock man on child pornography charges

Griffin: ‘Fighting the exploitation of our most vulnerable remains a priority for my office and requires a team effort to bring these perpetrators to justice’

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after agents in his Special Investigations Division arrested Richard Keith Dewberry, 68, of North Little Rock on 13 felony counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a minor:

“This morning, special agents from my office arrested Dewberry following an investigation thanks to a cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). I am thankful for the tip to NCMEC that led to this arrest and for the valuable assistance of the North Little Rock Police Department in this case. Fighting the exploitation of our most vulnerable remains a priority for my office and requires a team effort to bring these perpetrators to justice.”

In October, special agents from the Attorney General’s Special Investigations Division served a search warrant on Dewberry’s residence in North Little Rock, where they seized a laptop for forensic examination. During the examination, numerous images of child sexual abuse material were discovered on the laptop’s hard drive.

Dewberry was arrested on December 3. He was booked into the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility and is being held without bond.

If you believe you or someone you know is a victim of exploitation, call the NCMEC CyberTipline at (800) 422-4453 or visit https://report.cybertip.org.

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Saline County man pleads guilty and sentenced to 20 years for possession of child pornography

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the conviction of David Jefferson Brown of Benton on 4 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a class C felony. Brown pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Ten years were suspended conditioned on good behavior. Upon release, he is required to register as a sex offender.

“Brown admitted guilt for his unforgivable actions and now we can revel in one less predator roaming the streets,” said Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “Each time these horrific photos are shared by these predators, the children are revictimized. My office is doing everything it can to put a stop to these horrendous crimes.”

Brown, 46, turned himself into the Saline County Jail in June 2020 after agents from the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit discovered sexually explicit files shared by him through a peer-to-peer network. Agents seized and provided forensic analysis of a computer hard drive, flash drive and a cell phone from the residence that was then turned over to Saline County Prosecutor Chris Walton once it was completed.

Brown pleaded guilty before Saline County Circuit Court Judge Josh Farmer and was prosecuted by Saline County Prosecutor Chris Walton and Senior Assistant Attorney General Marianne Satterfield.