Trevose Male Jailed For Stalking Teenage Influencer In Florida
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Jared Easter came across a female teenager on social media. Police said that he became so fixated on her that he started to send her naked photos of himself and what the Walton County Sheriff’s office is calling “obsessive ” communications to the email account associated with the teenager.
She did not respond so police said that Easter then thought it would be a great idea to travel from Trevose Bucks County to Florida where the girl lived. He got her address from internet sleuthing and showed up at her residence unannounced and unwanted.
He met the girls father in the family driveway and he was told to leave. Law enforcement was called and Easter was determined to be the male who was in the driveway. Investigators found that Easter was still in Florida and staying in a hotel a few counties over.
Walton County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit submitted a warrant for Easter’s arrest, and on Monday, tracked his location to a hotel in Crestview. Investigators immediately reached out to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office SIS for assistance, who confirmed Easter was still at the hotel and took him into custody. He was extradited to Walton County on Tuesday, August 19th.
This was a sick-minded individual who convinced himself he had a relationship with a child,” said Sheriff Michael Adkinson. “We are grateful the victim wasn’t harmed, and we are working tirelessly to ensure there are no other victims connected to this predator. Perverts who cross state lines to target children will find themselves in handcuffs.”
Easter was charged with numerous counts of sending harmful material to a minor, traveling to meet a minor for sex, and using a computer to solicit a child. He was court-ordered to wear a GPS monitor, to have no contact with minors, have no access to the internet, and was issued a $250,000 bond. He is still incarcerated at the time of this release. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is urging parents, especially those whose children have large social media followings, to be proactive in protecting their online safety. Authorities warn a digital footprint can unintentionally provide clues to a child’s location or habits.