On Friday, 39-year-old James M. Payne was arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies at his home on E. Providence Rd in Scheller, IL. He was arrested for an active Jefferson County warrant charging Child Pornography. Payne was transported to the Jefferson County Jail and incarcerated to await his pre-trial detention hearing.
The warrant and arrest were a result of a Sheriff’s Office investigation, initiated on December 15th, 2023 when Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies, members of the Internet Crime Against Children Task Force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip led to multiple search warrants for data and records, which led to a search warrant for Payne’s residence, which was served on January 2nd, 2024. Evidence was discovered and collected during the search. Payne was interviewed and released, pending the forensic examination of the evidence collected, which when completed, was sufficient for the issuance of the arrest warrant.
Payne is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Jefferson County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Warrant
Jan 29, 2024 | 3:24 PM