In a follow-up to this week’s Sheriff’s Blotter Report, Hemphill County Sheriff Brent Clapp has issued the following statement for public release:

“On Tuesday April 25, 2023, Jared Barrera of Canadian was arrested after a lengthy investigation. Barrera was booked into the Hemphill County Jail on six felony charges of Sexual Assault of a Child as well as one count of Indecent Assault. Each felony warrant has a bond of $200,000, while the misdemeanor warrant has a bond of $5,000, for a total bond of $1,205,000.00”