Henderson County Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Violations

TYLER — 35-year-old Mikael Johnson of Trinidad in Henderson County has been sentenced to 11 years, 8 months in federal prison after pleading guilty last October to distributing child pornography. According to information presented in Tyler federal court, on Dec. 14, 2015, Johnson knowingly sent another person child pornography by using the Internet, digital services that he owned, and a social media application. Following an investigation, federal agents obtained and executed a search warrant at Johnson’s residence on Jan. 7, 2016. More than 600 images and videos containing child pornography were located and seized during the search. Johnson was arrested on that day, and a federal grand jury returned an indictment on Jan. 20, 2016.