On March 4th, 2022 a juvenile female was reported missing to the Hope Police Department. On March 6th, 2022, the juvenile female was located in Marshall, IL in the company of Aaron Joseph Yeary, age 24 at the time, of Ann Arbor, MI. Â
Yeary was charged with crimes in Illinois and has been incarcerated since that time. On September 7th, 2024, Yeary was extradited back to Arkansas pursuant to an Arrest Warrant for Interference with Custody and Internet Stalking of a Child. Yeary was held at the Hempstead Â