This is the third article about Brian Keith Cooper, Jr. Read them all at www.mysaline.com/tag/brian-keith-cooper-jr
On Friday, May 2, 2025, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation (CID) Special Agents arrested Brian Keith Cooper Jr., age 28, of Haskell. The charges are:
- 22 felony counts of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM),
- 1 count of Rape,
- 2 counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault, and
- 1 count of Sexual Grooming of a Child.
Read more from ASP below.
According to the statement from ASP, an investigation began in December 2024. This came after multiple cyber tips linked CSAM activity to Cooper’s cell phone, and devices associated with the Turtle Creek Fire Department, where Cooper was employed.
On Wednesday, April 29, 2025, law enforcement agents served search warrants at a home on Timberlake Drive in Benton and the Turtle Creek Fire Department. Agencies involved were ASP, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office.
Cooper, a former Haskell Police Department officer, was decertified in May 2022 by the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. He is being held at the Saline County Detention Center on a $300,000 bond. The investigation is ongoing.
MySaline will update this story as more information becomes available.
This is the third article about Brian Keith Cooper, Jr. Read them all at www.mysaline.com/tag/brian-keith-cooper-jr
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