Jonesboro, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – A Jonesboro man is being held on a $500,000 cash/surety bond after police said they found multiple instances of child sexual abuse material uploaded online.
The allegation stems from an investigation into a cybertip the Jonesboro Police Department (JPD) received from the Arkansas State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) division on Feb. 24. The tip was submitted by Google to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
According to the probable cause affidavit, Google reported that an account uploaded child sexual abuse material through their platform, and the IP address and phone number came back to 38-year-old Tashawn Renane Sharmaine Cooper.
| ADD US ON GOOGLE NEWS: Click here to see more local news from Jonesboro Right Now
In the tip, Google provided two videos that had been uploaded to the account, one of which showed an adult male having sex with a young juvenile, and another showing a teenage juvenile performing a sexual act.
A search warrant was issued to Google on the account, which resulted in not only those two videos being sent, but an additional video containing child sexual abuse material. There were also several videos of Cooper in the account. Police learned the videos were uploaded to the account in 2021. In 2025, Cooper bought a new device and signed into the Google account; upon doing so, the videos were flagged and Google notified the NCMEC.
On March 31, ICAC detectives searched Cooper’s home, which he was not at. They later found him in an apartment. While police were looking for him, Cooper ran out of the building and took off. Detectives located Cooper a couple of streets away, and he was arrested.
Cooper appeared before District Judge David Boling the next day. Boling found probable cause to charge Cooper with three counts of possession or use of child sexual abuse material. As a condition of the bond, Cooper is not allowed to have any electronic devices that can connect to the internet.
Cooper’s next court date is scheduled for May 18. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and fines up to $15,000.
Editor’s Note: JRN has chosen not to publish certain details due to the graphic nature of the case.
| DAILY BRIEF: Sign up for the Jonesboro Right Now Daily Brief Newsletter
