Northeast Texas

Texarkana Tattoo Artist Arrested for Inking Teen Boys

A Northeast Texas man has been arrested after the parents of two 14-year-olds complained to police he had given their boys tattoos.

Texarkana police said 41-year-old Christopher Earl West was arrested on two counts of putting tattoos on prohibited persons.

Conviction on each count carries up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Authorities told the Texarkana Gazette that West was arrested Sunday afternoon at his home where investigators determined he was operating his Wild West Tattoos without a license.

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