Pike County man jailed in online predator sting

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        Petersburg Police arrested a Pike County man in a sting operation to find online child predators.

        49-year-old Jerry Uppencamp of Algiers was arrested after allegedly having a sexually explicit conversation with a supposed 13 year old online.  

        Uppencamp was taken into custody after making arrangements to meet the young teen who was actually a deployed police decoy.