Sheriff Jason Ard

Predators I’ve Caught with Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen

True Crime

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Sheriff Jason Ard has dedicated over 30 years to serving and protecting the people of Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Beginning his law enforcement career in 1993 as a corrections officer, he steadily rose through the ranks—serving as Patrol Officer, Detective, SWAT Commander, Training Officer, Chief of Operations, and ultimately Chief Criminal Deputy—before being elected Sheriff. Throughout his career with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO), he has remained deeply committed to public safety and community pride. As Sheriff, he has fostered a culture of accountability, professional excellence, and innovation within the department, continually raising the standard for law enforcement in a rapidly changing world. In this episode of Predators I’ve Caught, Sheriff Ard and Chris discuss their work together capturing predators and protecting the most vulnerable among us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8	I've confronted hundreds of men over two decades. I have been in television for 24 years.
0:39.3	I just came to get something to eat.
0:41.3	And I have very seldom been at a loss for work.
0:45.3	I just can't get something to eat.
0:48.3	Men online looking for children to sexually assault.
0:51.3	What's the motive here?
0:52.3	Explain it to me.
0:53.3	No, you're right. No, you're right.
0:55.0	No, you're right.
0:56.0	It's stupid.
0:57.0	It's not.
0:58.0	It's an illegal thing.
0:59.0	Men from all walks of life.
1:02.0	A doctor, a teacher, a clergyman.
1:05.0	You sent pornographic pictures through the mail.
1:08.0	Okay, that's a federal offense right there. Do you know I'm in trouble and I know I'm in trouble?
1:14.6	I tried to get into their heads and understand why.
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