A SURGOINSVILLE MAN WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED IN A KENTUCKY CHILD SEX SOLICITATION STING IS ALSO FACING CHARGES IN HAWKINS COUNTY. 26 YEAR OLD JACOB MCPHETRIDGE IS CHARGED IN KENTUCKY WITH ATTEMPTED UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION WITH A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF 16. HE HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN CHATTING ONLINE WITH A PERSON HE THOUGHT WAS A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL FROM BOWLING GREEN, BUT TURNED OUT TO BE AN UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER. MEANWHILE, THE HAWKINS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT AT MCPHETRIDGE’S HOME AND SEIZED A LARGE QUANTITY OF CD’S, DVD’S AND HIS COMPUTER. HE ALLEGEDLY HAD IN EXCESS OF 100 IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN HIS POSSESSION. MCPHETRIDGE IS CHARGED IN HAWKINS COUNTY WITH EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AND FACES UP TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON IF HE’S CONVICTED.