The Brief Agents arrested Jason Hicks in Putnam County on eight counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children after an online investigation. Investigators executed a search warrant at the Eatonton home following a Cyber Tipline Report from missing children advocates. State authorities arrested a 55-year-old Eatonton man on Wednesday on eight counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children following a digital investigation into child sexual abuse material. Agents executed a search warrant at Hicks' Eatonton home in Putnam County, which led to his arrest. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the GBI Cyber Crime Center provided assistance during the investigation.