Northport Man Charged With 15 Counts Of Possessing Child Porn

Tuscaloosa AL

23 December, 2020

11:44 PM

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NORTHPORT, Ala. — A Northport man has been charged with 15 counts of possession of obscene material of a person under 17 following a multi-agency investigation and subsequent search warrant carried out Wednesday. Click here to subscribe to our daily email newsletters and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices for free. You can also support local journalism by donating as little as $5 a month to become a supporting member or by downloading our free Patch mobile app An announcement from the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force said Edward Chase Pogue, 31, was arrested following the execution of the search warrant at a residence in the 12700 block of Mill Creek Road in Northport. Unit Commander Lt. Darren Beams said as a result of the investigation, probable cause was found to charge Pogue on the numerous counts. The investigation was conducted along with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's ICAC Task Force and the University of Alabama Joint Electronics Crimes Task Force. Pogue was transported to the Tuscaloosa County Jail and his bond was set at $15,000 for each individual count, totaling $225,000. Beams said the investigation is ongoing and more charges are expected. "Most investigations of this type usually do not end with only the initial charges," he said Wednesday. "The initial charges come from a very short extraction of an electronic device that belonged to the suspect." Follow Patch here for updates or on Facebook and Twitter.