Benjamin Paul Pickett, 44, Christopher Jacob Thomas, 31, and Bryan Allen Stephens, 31, are residents of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. They were recently arrested in the city.
On July 14, 2024, Stephens turned 31. A former resident of Orlando, Florida, USA and Tallahassee, Florida, he is 6’4″ tall and his registered weight is 190 pounds.
On November 29, 2024, Pickett turned 44. He is 5’8″ tall and his registered weight is 130 lbs.
Aside from Shreveport, Pickett has lived in other parts of Louisiana including Bossier City, Jefferson and Princeton. He is a former resident of Bedford, Texas, USA while Thomas is a former resident of Bossier City, Louisiana.
On February 3, 2025, Thomas turned 31. He is 5’6″ tall and his registered weight is 142 lbs.
Shreveport Police Department
Born in Shreveport, Adrian Perkins served as the mayor of the city from December 29, 2018 to December 31, 2022. In August 2021, Shreveport Police Department chief Ben Raymond was asked to resign and Wayne Smith was named interim chief.
On January 26, 2022, Perkins announced that Smith would be the new chief. On December 31, 2022, Tom Arceneaux became the new mayor of Shreveport.
In partnership with Safe from Online Sex Abuse (SOSA), the vice unit of the Shreveport Police Department conducted an operation from March 24-30, 2025 to take down individuals preying on minors.
During the operation, the department arrested six men including Pickett, Thomas and Stephens. They are accused of actively seeking to exploit children online.
Pickett, Thomas and Stephens were each charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. They were booked into the Caddo Correctional Center in Shreveport.
Stephens was booked on March 30, 2025 and Thomas was booked on March 31, 2025. Pickett was booked on April 1, 2025.
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