Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) are looking for two additional suspects in connection with the agency’s Operation Good Shepherd undercover sting.
Authorities identified Richard Gearin Hall, 38, of Monroe, and Kevin Frank Welborn, 44, of Hartwell, as suspects in the first phase of the undercover operation, which took place on Jan. 12 and 13 in Hall County.
Hall and Welborn each have an outstanding warrant for one felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor but have eluded arrest.
According to authorities, Hall had voice and text conversations referencing a meeting for drug use and sexual relations with someone he believed was younger than 16. Welborn allegedly used an electronic device to arrange a meeting to have sex with a minor.
To date, HCSO investigators, along with members of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, have arrested a total of 21 suspects in two phases of Operation Good Shepherd.
If you see Hall or Welborn or have any information that could help investigators locate them, call 911 or the Hall County Sheriff’s Office at 770-536-8812.
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