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FDLE arrests Graceville man for possession of child pornography

 

For Immediate Release
November 24, 2020

 

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Jason Thomas McCallister, 40, of Graceville, for10 counts of possession of child pornography
 
FDLE’s investigation began in September after agents identified images of child pornography on a device belonging to McCallister. FDLE, with assistance of Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant at McCallister’s home this morning and identified videos of children being sexually abused, some of who appear to be under the age of five. 
 
McCallister was arrested and booked into the Holmes County Jail. The Office of the State Attorney, 14th Judicial Circuit, will prosecute this case.
 
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For Further Information Contact:
Gretl Plessinger, Jessica Cary or Jeremy Burns
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001

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