Alton Police Arrest Carrollton Resident Following Child Solicitation Sting
Sting operation leads to arrest of Carrollton man accused of sending explicit Grindr messages and arranging to meet a believed 14-year-old in Alton.
ALTON – Another Riverbend resident has been charged with child solicitation and more after messaging an adult posing as a minor and arranging to meet at an Alton Walgreens.39-year-old Aaron G. Settles of Carrollton was charged on Aug. 3, 2026 with one count each of indecent solicitation of a child, solicitation to meet a child, grooming (each Class 4 felonies), traveling to meet a minor, and unlawful possession of methamphetamine (both Class 3 felonies).Settles allegedly knowingly discusse...
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