Offender Profile
- Name:
- THORNTON, JACOB AUSTIN
- Aliases:
-
JAKE
- Birthdate:
- 1999
- Sex:
- MALE
- Race:
- WHITE
- Height:
- 6' 3"
- Weight:
- 197 LBS
- Eye Color:
- BROWN
- Hair Color:
- BROWN
- Skin:
- LIGHT
- Registration Expiration:
- LIFETIME
- Risk Level:
- MODERATE
- Registration Status:
- REGISTERED
- Ethnicity:
- UNDETERMINED
| Observed | Category | Item/Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2024 | TAT L ARM | ARM, LEFT | HEART |
| Make | Color | Year | Plate Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOYOTA | BLUE | 2008 | NOT AVAILABLE |
- Offense:
- LURING MINOR BY COMPUTER; 12.1-20-05.1
- Description:
- WHILE INVESTIGATING ANOTHER CHARGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THORNTON’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT HELD CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN HIM AND A ANOTHER 16-YEAR-OLD FEMALE, EXCHANGING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS THAT WERE SEXUAL IN NATURE.
- Conviction Date:
- 8/19/2024
- Jurisdiction & State:
- GRAND FORKS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, ND
- Disposition:
- 5 YEARS; SERVE 1 YEAR, 1 DAY; 32 DAYS CREDIT; 3 YEARS SUPERVISED PROBATION
- Offense:
- CORRUPT/SOLICITATION OF MINOR; 12.1-20-05
- Description:
- WHEN THORNTON WAS 23 YEARS OLD, HE BEGAN CONVERSATIONS WITH A 16-YEAR-OLD FEMALE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. THORNTON PAID THE VICTIM FOR NUDE PHOTOS WHICH TO VICTIM REPORTED GOOGLING PHOTOS TO SEND TO THORNTON. THORNTON ALSO OFFERED THE VICTIM MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR SEX, BUT DID NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH. THORNTON SENT THE FEMALE MULTIPLE UNSOLICITED PHOTOS OF HIS GENITALIA.
- Conviction Date:
- 8/19/2024
- Jurisdiction & State:
- GRAND FORKS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, ND
- Disposition:
- 360 DAYS; 32 DAYS CREDIT
- Offense:
- CHILD ABUSE; 14-09-22
- Description:
- THORNTON HIT AN ADOLESCENT CHILD ON THE LEG WITH A WITH A CORD, LEAVING A WELT.
- Conviction Date:
- 7/3/2023
- Jurisdiction & State:
- GRAND FORKS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, ND
- Disposition:
- 3 YEARS; SERVE 360 DAYS; 2 DAYS CREDIT; 18 MONTH SUPERVISED PROBATION
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