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FDLE arrests correctional officer for possession of child pornography

 
For Immediate Release
October 10, 2019
 
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. – FDLE Agents arrested correctional officer Andrew Jordan Williams, 26, for 10 counts of possession of child pornography. Williams was arrested yesterday evening at the Northwest Florida Reception Center, a state prison for men located at 4455 Sam Mitchell Drive, Chipley, Florida.   
 
In July 2019, FDLE’s Panama City Field Office began investigating a tip regarding the download/upload of child pornography. The investigation revealed that Williams was responsible for uploading numerous images and videos of child pornography to a cloud storage account. Multiple videos depicted children as young as one year old.
 
Williams was booked into the Washington County Jail.  The Office of the State Attorney, 14th Judicial Circuit, is prosecuting this case.
 
For tips on keeping your children safe online, visit the Secure Florida website at: http://secureflorida.org/staying_safe/best_practices_for_parents/.
 
 
 
For Further Information Contact:
Gretl Plessinger, Jessica Cary, or Jeremy Burns
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001

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