Press Release:
Suspect in Texas Aggravated Kidnapping arrested in Jackson

1/18/2010 12:54:23 PM

On Friday, January 15, 2010, at approximately 3:39 a.m., a deputy with the Teton County Sheriff's Office observed a person wearing dark clothing walking in the area of Willow Street and Pearl Street in downtown Jackson.  The subject's actions seemed suspicious to the deputy and based on the recent burglaries throughout the area, the deputy decided to make contact with him.  The subject, later identified as 28 year old Neill Austin Beckham, was found to have an active felony warrant for aggravated kidnapping with a knife out of Nacogdoches County, Texas.  Beckham was arrested without incident and transported to the Teton County Jail.