In April 2025, the Stone County Sheriff’s Office received a tip indicating that child sexual exploitation material was being distributed from a device located within Stone County. Upon receiving this information, Lieutenant Jenifer Osborn initiated an investigation to determine the source and validity of the tip.
Following several months of detailed investigative work, Lieutenant Osborn was able to identify the device and corresponding IP address connected to the suspected activity, tracing it to a residence. Based on these findings, Lieutenant Osborn obtained a search warrant for the residence located on Herpel Road.
On Monday, November 3, 2025, Detectives with the Stone County Sheriff’s Office executed the search warrant at the residence. During the warrant, Kris Aaron Copeland, age 47, of Mountain View, was taken into custody. Copeland has been charged with the following:
* Two (2) counts of Distributing, Possessing, Viewing Matter Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving a Child, both Class “C” Felonies.
His bond has been set at $25,000. The investigation remains ongoing and additional charges may be filed or existing charges modified pending a final review by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. All final Charges are determined by the Prosecutors Office, and bond amounts are set by a Judge. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
-Sheriff Brandon Long
(870) 269-3825