Police: Hope for Prisoners Founder Arrested for Sex Crimes, May Have Additional Victims

Hope for Prisoners warned in 2020: Ponder had ‘lost his way’

A years-old warning from a former board member suggests concerns about Jon Ponder’s leadership at Hope for Prisoners long predated his arrest this week.

Founder of nonprofit that helps prisoners charged with 20 ‘sexually based crimes’

The founder of an organization that helps former inmates reintegrate with society after incarceration has been arrested for a string of "sexually based crimes," Las Vegas Metro police said, warning there could be additional victims in the community.

CEO pardoned by Donald Trump arrested on sexual assault charges

Jon Ponder, a three-time felon who was pardoned by President Trump in 2020, was arrested Tuesday for sexual assault-related charges, Las Vegas police said.

Hope for Prisoners founder Ponder arrested for sexual assault and more

A screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the August 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held virtually, and during which Donald Trump pardoned Jon Ponder. (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)Jon Ponder, a three-time bank robber who was pardoned by President Donald Trump, was arrested Tuesday by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police on 20 charges, including sexual assaul…

HOPE for Prisoners founder Jon Ponder arrested for alleged sexually based crimes

Jon Ponder, the founder of HOPE for Prisoners, was arrested Tuesday for what Las Vegas Metro police call “sexually based crimes.”

Founder of Las Vegas-based Hope for Prisoners charged with 'sexually based crimes'

The head of a Las Vegas-based prisoner reentry program has been arrested on a slew of "sexually based crimes," according to Metro Police.