Former Peace Of Mind Owner Denied Bail By Federal Judge

Scott Arnold-Micke, the owner of Peace of Mind stores, was denied bail by a federal judge on Tuesday.

According to KRCG, Arnold-Micke will be kept in federal custody until his trial for allegedly transporting minors to engage in sexual activity.

A public affairs specialist with the United States Attorney’s Office told KRCG that several motions filed by Assistant US Attorney Diana Collins cited that there are at least six other alleged victims.

Arnold-Micke was indicted March 22. He appeared in US District Court on March 27 pleaded not guilty.

According to the Department of Justice, from approximately spring 2018 through fall 2020, Arnold-Micke allegedly transported a child who was as young as 11 with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

The charge carries a potential penalty of 10 years to life in prison and a $250,000 fine.

A motion seeking to have Arnold-Micke held in jail until trial accuses him of continuously sexually assaulting at least six other minors. Arnold-Micke traveled into seven states with minors to engage in sexual intercourse, the motion says. The alleged victim listed in the indictment sought medical treatment after Arnold-Micke knocked teeth out of the minor’s mouth for refusing to engage in sexual intercourse, the motion also says.

Court documents also showed a graphic description of Arnold-Micke’s relationship with three minors, one that allegedly committed suicide, according to KRCG. 

A youth group protested outside of Arnold-Micke’s Rolla location in 2021.

The case was investigated by the FBI, the Rolla Police Department, and the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Department of Justice Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

Any other potential victims are asked to contact the FBI in St. Louis at 314-589-2500 or call the Rolla Police Department at 573-308-1213 and ask for a detective.