Teacher arrested on child pornography charges

HARRISON COUNTY — A Carlisle ISD teacher is in the Harrison County Jail on child pornography charges. According to our news partner KETK, Blake Tyner Harris, 39, was arrested July 19. He has been charged with two counts of obscene wholesale promotion and two charges of possession of child pornography. Bonds for Harris total $250,000, and he remains in Harrison County Jail. Harrison County judicial records show that that the High School English Teacher, has previously been arrested on charges of theft of property greater than $100 and less than $750 (April 30, 2019), disorderly conduct and harassment (June 22, 2020), and tampering with a witness (July 9, 2020). Harris “is not currently on campus nor will he return,” Carlisle ISD said in a statement. “The Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, August 27, to consider the individual’s employment.”