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Zephyrhills man arrested for child pornography

 
For Immediate Release

January 10, 2013
 
ZEPHYRHILLS - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Tampa Bay Cyber Crimes Task Force arrested Ronald Cary Walton, 49, of Zephyrhills, Fla., for 30 counts of possession of child pornography.  

 
FDLE agents, along with Pasco County deputies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Division of Homeland Security Investigations, served a search warrant at Walton’s home, located at 4815 Lane Road in Zephyrhills, and found the images of child pornography.  Some of the videos seized depict children as young as 3.
 
Walton was arrested without incident and booked into the Pasco County Jail. 
 
The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, Sixth Judicial Circuit. 
 
Please visit the FDLE Computer Crime Center website to review tips for keeping your children safe online at: www.fdle.state.fl.us/FC3/
 
For Further Information Contact:
Gretl Plessinger, Keith Kameg or Steve Arthur
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001
 

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