Man facing life for rape arrested again for raping girl, 13 – The Sentinel-Record

A local man convicted and sentenced to life in prison last month in Hot Spring County on rape and stalking charges was arrested on a felony warrant Wednesday for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old Hot Springs girl last year. Eric David Overton, 27, who lists a Parsons Street address, was taken into custody around 12:30 p.m. on one count of rape, punishable by up to life in prison, and remained in custody Friday on zero bond. Overton was set to appear Friday in Garland County District Court. According to court records, he was convicted on July 13 following a jury trial in Hot Spring County on felony charges of rape and internet stalking of a child and sentenced on July 18 to the maximum of life in prison on each count. According to the probable cause affidavit on the local charge, on April 11, 2022, the Garland County Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding the rape of a 13-year-old girl by a person known to her as “David.” The victim was interviewed that same day at the Cooper Anthony Mercy Child Advocacy Center with the interview observed by Arkansas State Police Investigator Heidi Bernard. During the interview, the victim
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