A Mountain Home man charged with violating the sex offender registration law appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court/Criminal Division Monday and pled guilty to the charges against him. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and put on probation for three years. He will be allowed to spend his jail time in such a way that his job will not be jeopardized.
Fifty-one-year-old Chad Anthony Dicks is alleged to have had an unregistered cellphone in his possession and to have been connected to Facebook, Facebook Messenger and various dating aps. The unauthorized activity was discovered when officers conducted a compliance visit at Dicks’ home along Voorheis Drive in late March last year.
When asked about phones or electronics in his home, Dicks is alleged to have said that his cellphone was not available because it had broken and he had mailed it away to have repaired.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Dicks could produce no paperwork showing that he had sent the cellphone anywhere.
After additional questioning, Dicks was alleged to have admitted the phone was hidden in a clothes hamper.
When the phone was pulled out of the hamper, another one was discovered. Dicks was then said to have admitted that he had used his “bad phone” to message other people and to use various apps.
The second phone, a computer and the social media accounts were not registered as required by law.
Dicks has been free on $15,000 bond. He was required to register after being convicted on one count of sexual conduct with a minor in August 2022 in Maricopa County, Arizona.
The probation is shown to end on August 30, 2032. Dicks is being supervised in Arkansas under provisions of the Interstate Compact.
No additional details on his initial charge were provided.
His name is not listed on sex offender registration information available to the public on various websites.
The lack of a listing could indicate that he is a Level 2 offender. Level 2 offenders may not be listed unless the person was 18 years or older and the time of the offense and the victim was 14 years or younger, according to the law. It is required that Level 3 and 4 offenders be made available to the public because they are felt to pose the greatest risk of re-offending.
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