MONETT, Ark. (AP) – Authorities say an Arkansas man under investigation for claiming he tracked Bigfoot for the U.S. government has been arrested on a child pornography charge.
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that 46-year-old Keith Barnes was arrested last week. Authorities say they found evidence for a charge of possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child.
Lawrence County sheriff’s officials say they received an anonymous tip that Barnes possessed child pornography during the impersonation investigation.
That investigation began after people reported seeing Barnes wearing a uniform with a badge and saying he was a cryptozoologist with the Interior Department. The department says that job title doesn’t exist and Barnes doesn’t work for the agency.