A 50-year-old man was arrested by the Benton Police Department on a charge of internet stalking of a child following an incident at a local restaurant. Read more below.
Jack Pittenger was booked into the Saline County Detention Center on June 29, 2026, and is currently being held on a $40,000 bond.
According to a social media post by a group known as Arkansas Pred Catchers, Pittenger was apprehended at a Slim Chickens restaurant in Benton. The group alleged in their post that the 50-year-old intended to meet a 15-year-old girl to take her virginity…