From the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office:
A level 3 sex offender (high risk to re-offend), JEFFREY JOHN HARRIS, who is registered with the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested June 17th after deputies served a search warrant at his residence in the Clarkridge area.
Deputies were at his residence Tuesday, June 16th, to conduct a compliance check. During that conversation with HARRIS, deputies felt that HARRIS was being evasive and not providing truthful information with respect to vehicles registered to him and other matters that deputies were inquiring about.
After leaving the residence yesterday, Deputy Tanner Anderson, who is the sex offender registration coordinator, made inquiries with the Baxter County Tax Assessor’s Office and found that HARRIS owns two motor vehicles, one motorcycle, and one trailer that he had not reported to the Sheriff’s Office during the sex offender registration and re-assessment processes, which is in violation of the law.
Based upon this information, a search warrant was obtained to search the residence and premises, and the warrant was served. During the search, deputies found eleven firearms and ammunition, as well as several electronic devices, all of which were seized and taken into evidence. Being a convicted felon, HARRIS is prohibited by Arkansas law from possessing or owing firearms.
