February 25, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man was recently arrested after being indicted almost two years ago in a child sex crime investigated by the Smithville Police Department.
39 year old Hoss Lee Stith of Cripps Lane, Smithville is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and sexual battery by an authority figure. His bond totals $100,000 and his court date is May 19.
Stith, who was arrested on February 19, appeared for arraignment Friday, February 21 in DeKalb County Criminal Court before Judge Wesley Bray.
According to the sealed indictments returned by the DeKalb County Grand Jury on July 23, 2018, Stith had sexual contact with a 16 year old girl on June 3, 2018. He also had less than 50 images of minors engaged in sexual activity.