A Bella Vista man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to possessing child pornography, according to court records. The man was identified as Daniel Brown, 40, of Perth Drive in Bella Vista.
Brown pleaded guilty to one count of a federal indictment for possession of child pornography, according to arkansasonline.com. The same report states that Brown will be sentenced at a later date, with no sentencing hearing date yet disclosed.
Plea Entered in Federal Court
According to Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Brown entered his guilty plea Monday in federal court. Court records reviewed by the outlet reported that the man pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, though no additional details about the specific evidence in his case were included in the available reporting.
Another Recent Northwest Arkansas Case
Brown's plea comes weeks after a separate federal child pornography case out of Harrison concluded with a guilty plea. Randy James Burlison, 59, of Anvil Drive in Harrison, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of distributing child pornography, per the same nwaonline.com report on that case. Burlison was being held at the Washington County Detention Center with no bond set while awaiting sentencing, the outlet reported.
In that case, an agent observed a user identified online as “Lacy” post child pornography on a site on February 11, 2025, and again on March 21, 2025, according to Burlison's plea agreement as detailed by the outlet.
No sentencing date has been set for Brown, and the specifics of his sentence will not be known until that hearing takes place.
