Kemberle Braden

Chief of Police

Release: IMMEDIATE          Contact: Sgt. A. Caldwell

Date: November 8, 2024,        Phone: (910) 433-1487     

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All suspects, and persons charged with a crime, are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Persons of interest are believed to have information relating to a case and have not been charged unless stated otherwise.

Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Investigation Leads to Arrest

(Fayetteville, NC) – The Fayetteville Police Department received a report from a parent on November 2, 2023, who had found sexual images on their juvenile daughter’s phone along with chat messages from an adult male. An investigation by the Fayetteville Police Departments Cybercrimes Unit ensued.

During the investigation the suspect was identified as Keon Tyreese Tucker (Black male, 21 years old) of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The investigation revealed Keon Tucker had met the juvenile online, solicited sexual images from her, and sent obscene images to her as well.

On June 6, 2024, warrants for the arrest of Keon Tucker were obtained for the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and Disseminating Obscene Material to a Minor under 13 Years of Age.

On October 24, 2024, Keon Tucker was taken into custody in Spartanburg, S.C. by the U.S. Marshalls Service and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office where he awaited extradition to Fayetteville, NC.

On November 4, 2024, members of the Fayetteville Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) took custody of Keon Tucker.

Keon Tucker was charged with First Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and Disseminating Obscene Material to a Minor under 13 Years of Age. Keon Tucker is currently being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center under a $100,000.00 secured bond.

Suspicious or illegal online activity involving minors can be reported to local Law Enforcement or via the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s Cybertip line at https://report.cybertip.org.

Anyone with information concerning a sexual assault case is asked to contact the Fayetteville Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit at (910) 433-1851 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477). If you have been, or are, a victim of sexual assault, victim advocates from the Phoenix Center work with detectives to ensure victims receive appropriate care and access to resources. The Phoenix Center can be reached at (910) 485-7273.

Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically, by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet, or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty

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