LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) – A man from Leeds has been arrested on charges related to possession of drugs and child pornography.
According to the Leeds Police Department, on Thursday, July 10, detectives with the Leeds Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, Leeds SWAT and the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted a search warrant at a residence in the 7400 Block of Frisco Avenue.
Police say the warrant was executed as part of a possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse material investigation.
During the search warrant, police say they arrested Jacob Shane Freeze, 33, of Leeds on charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
Multiple of Freeze’s devices were also seized during the warrant. Authorities say while searching the devices they found a “plethora of images and videos” containing child pornography.
Following the search of the devices, Freeze is now being charged with ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, three counts of dissemination of child sexual abuse material, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
Freeze is being held in Jefferson County Jail on a $512,000 bond for all charges.
Police say the investigation is still ongoing and that further charges are pending.
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