Man Allegedly Did Tattoo, Removed Birth Control

LUFKIN (AP) – An East Texas man is accused of cutting a birth control device out of a 16-year-old girl’s arm and tattooing her. James Jacob Thompson of Groveton was jailed Wednesday on charges of practicing medicine without a license, tattooing at an unlicensed facility, tattooing an underage person and possession of a controlled substance. Angelina County Sheriff’s Cpl. Jarrod Gardner says Thompson, who’s 22, also was held on 14 traffic violations. Bond was $13,000. Thompson was arrested Tuesday. Police were contacted Oct. 12 about Thompson allegedly tattooing the girl during a party, plus cutting her arm to remove a birth control device. An affidavit says the girl paid Thompson $20 for the procedures.