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MEDIA ADVISORY: FDLE, Pasco Sheriff to announce arrest in local child sexual abuse materials case

 
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2025

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Tampa Bay Special Agent in Charge Mark Brutnell, alongside Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco, and Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Rita Peters of Attorney General James Uthmeier's Office of Statewide Prosecution, will host a media availability tomorrow to announce an arrest in a child sexual abuse materials case.

What: FDLE Press Conference
Who: FDLE Tampa Bay Special Agent in Charge Mark Brutnell, Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco, Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Rita Peters
When: May 13, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. (media arrival no later than 1:45 p.m.)
Location: FDLE Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center
4211 North Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33614

Interested media must RSVP to info@fdle.state.fl.us.

Parking is limited due to ongoing construction. Please enter through the southernmost gate on North Lois Avenue, then make an immediate left through the visitor’s parking entrance. Park in visitor lot and check in through the front desk in the main lobby.

For Further Information Contact:
FDLE Office of Public Information
Info@fdle.state.fl.us

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