On Sunday, January 27, 2013, Steven Aldridge, age 37, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, was arrested for Computer Child Pornography (Class B Felony) and Internet Stalking of a Child (Class A Felony). The arrest was the result of an undercover online investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. Aldridge had made contact and engaged in sexually explicit chats and sent pornographic images of himself, via the internet and cell phone, with who he believed was a 14 year old girl, from Marion County, which in fact was an undercover officer from the Marion County Sheriff's Department.

Aldridge arranged a meeting with the "girl" at a local business in Yellville, Arkansas. Upon Aldridge’s arrival at the business, he was quickly arrested without incident. Aldridge's bond was set at $35,000.00 and is currently awaiting his first appearance before the Marion County Circuit Court.