Investigation leads to arrest for possession of child pornography

WISE COUNTY – On July 1, Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigations Division special agents served a search warrant at a residence in Runaway Bay, as part of an ongoing investigation involving the alleged downloading of child sexual abuse material. During the search, DPS CID special agents located and seized multiple electronic devices.

A preliminary forensics examination identified several files depicting child sexual abuse material on the seized electronic devices. Michael Jeffrey Anderson, 40, of Runaway Bay was arrested and charged with possession or promotion of child pornography, a first degree felony.

He was also charged with possession, promotion, or production of certain visual material depicting a child, a state jail felony. Anderson was taken to the Wise County Jail. This is an open investigation, and no further information is available.

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Thank you to our local law enforcement partners, who assisted with the investigation: the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, the Dallas Police Department, and the Runaway Bay Police Department.