Authorities Arrest Arkansan Allegedly Trying to Solicit Sex from Teen
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: July 4, 2012
Authorities in Arkansas arrested a man they believe was trying to have sex with a 14-year-old girl.
Around 2pm Tuesday afternoon, Van Buren Police arrested Mark Howard Mink for Internet Stalking of a child.
Police say Mink showed up to an undisclosed location hoping to have sex with a teen, but when he showed up officers where there waiting to arrest him.
Officials say Mink arranged the meeting in an online chat room while speaking with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, but was actually an investigator with the Van Buren Police Department.
Police say Mink had a cooler in his car with iced down bottles of wine coolers for the girl when he arrived.
Mark Mink was transported to the Crawford County Jail where he was booked on charges of Internet stalking of a child and held with a $7,500.00 bond.
