Two Local Men Arrested Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

The Arkansas State Police have arrested two men in separate cases relating to child sexual abuse materials.

The Arkansas State Police have arrested two men in separate cases relating to child sexual abuse materials. According to the Arkansas State Police, 27-year-old Gregory Westbrook was arrested on March 8 and is now being charged with 250 counts of distributing or viewing child sexual abuse material. 

Authorities say that an investigation was opened in February after receiving a cyber tip about Westbrook’s possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials.

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, Agents with the ICAC Task Force and the Texarkana Police Department executed a search warrant in the 1400 block of Orleans Street in Texarkana, seizing electronic devices and other evidence at the home of 38-year-old Jonathan McLean.

McLean was taken into custody at his place of employment and later transported to the Miller County Detention Center, charged with 100 Counts of Distributing, Possessing, or Viewing of Matter Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving a Child.