An Izard County man, 63-year-old Steven Eldridge of Melbourne, has been arrested and charged for crimes involving children, according to Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.Eldridge was arrested by the Cyber Crimes Unit of the Attorney Generals Office on four felony counts of distributing, possessing or viewing of matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. He was released from the Izard County Detention Facility Thursday after posting a $2,000 bond.
Special agents in the Attorney Generals office had previously seized multiple computers and external hard drives from Eldrige’s residence. The file will be turned over to 16th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Holly Meyer when completed