A six-count indictment has been returned by a Baldwin County grand jury against a Milledgeville man in connection with an armed robbery and aggravated assault case.

The indictment charges Cameren Omund Henry with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of armed robbery, two counts of false imprisonment, and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer, according to records filed in the Baldwin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office.

The multi-count indictment against Henry was made on May 21.

Several other defendants, meanwhile, were also indicted on criminal charges. They included:

• Ladamion Deshon King, aggravated assault, battery, kidnapping, false imprisonment, criminal trespass, and hindering an emergency telephone call.
• Azavier Ferrell Foster, aggravated assault and terroristic threats.
• Michelle Elizabeth Bridges, aggravated assault.
• Joseph Lamont Curry, aggravated battery, and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
• Maquavious Malike Hall, aggravated assault, hijacking a motor vehicle, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of marijuana less than an ounce, driving while license suspended, hit-and-run, and failure to maintain lane.
• Antonio Rashard Evans, robbery by force, making a false statement, battery under the Georgia Family Violence Act, hindering an emergency telephone call, two counts of cruelty to children in the third degree, and obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
• Jacob Lea Farino, kidnpapping and simple battery under the Georgia Family Violence Act.
• Monroe Franklin Arnold, rape.
• Stephen Borders, two counts of aggravated stalking.
• Marcel Omar Lackey, two counts of burglary in the first degree.
• Tyrone Rama Gibson, burglary in the first degree.
• Thaddeus Lamont Walker, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, driving under the influence less safe of alcohol, driving while license suspended, use of license plate to conceal identity, Violation of the Georgia Open Container Law, reckless driving, littering highway, operating a vehicle without insurance, and failure to register vehicle.
• Eric Jacob Jordan, aggravated stalking.
• Jasper Mason, terroristic threats.
• Norman Gordon Holsey, driving under the influence and failure to wear a seat safety belt.
• Xavier Sharnard Dixon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
• Floyd Dennis Smith, intimidation of an elder person, and simple battery.
• Deborah Weirauch, exploitation of an elder person and forgery in the first degree.
• Antonio Bernard Veal, terroristic threats.
• Nicholson Simon, five counts of obstruction of a law enforcement officer, and giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
• Brandi Carolyn Myers, identity fraud.
• Michelle Elizabeth Bridges, failure to register as a sex offender.
• Micha Brown, two counts of theft by receiving stolen property, and criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark.
• Yolando Jermaine Odom, cruelty to children in the first degree.
• Robert Lee Howard, failure to register as a sex offender.
• Lauren McCant, therroristic threats, criminal trespass, and underage possession of alcohol.
• Jasper Mason, two counts of terroristic threats.
• Rayfield Everett Jr., terroristic threats.
• Daniel Aaron Brunfield and Megan Maureen Hodges were jointly indicted on a charge of theft by shoplifting.
• Kenneth Ray McDaniel, theft of services, and making a false statement.
• Cesar Basurto, false imprisonment, simple battery under the Georgia Family Violence Act, and reckless conduct.

MOULTRIE, Ga. — A registered sex offender is back behind bars after law enforcement officers say they found child pornography on his computer.

Victor Elias, 62, 167 Unity Lane, has been charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of children, Colquitt County Sheriff’s Investigator Sgt. Kat Johnson said Tuesday.

Elias was convicted in Florida and registered as a sex offender, Johnson said. When he moved to Colquitt County, he came under the supervision of the Department of Community Supervision.

Probation officers with that department were making a routine offender check at his residence when they found probable cause to believe he had child pornography on the computer, Johnson said. The sheriff’s office investigated and found sufficient evidence to charge him.

“He has been charged,” Johnson said, “but the investigation is ongoing into uncovering as many files as possible.”

Johnson said the files found on the computer did not appear to be “homemade,” which is to say investigators found no evidence that Colquitt Countians made or were victimized in them.

Information from the files will be used by other law enforcement agencies to try to identify victims or perpetrators, she said.

A total of 82 people were arrested, and 17 children were rescued or identified as victims during a mutually coordinated operation between eight (8) southeastern states. The joint, proactive operation, Operation Southern Impact III, was coordinated by ten (10) Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces in those eight states and focused on persons who possess and distribute child pornography and those who are sexually exploiting children in other ways using technology and the internet.  The planning for Operation Southern Impact III began approximately 4 months ago and culminated in 3 days of investigative actions to include search warrant executions, undercover operations, arrests and sex offender compliance verification visits in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. A total of 171 law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies participated in the operation.

The arrestees ranged in age from 20 to 70. Some of their occupations included non-profit employee, small business owner, store clerk, mechanic, daycare administrator, youth group leader, former high school band director, freelance photographer, construction worker and painter. During the operation, 134 search warrants were executed and 215 knock and talks were conducted in those eight (8) states. During those search warrants and knock and talks, 861 digital devices were previewed and 1,613 digital devices were seized. Of those devices seized 203 were mobile phones. 

These investigative actions resulted from both reactive cases such as cybertips received by each ICAC Task Force from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and proactive cases such as peer-to-peer investigations and proactive, on-line undercover investigations. Daily each task force receives numerous cybertips from NCMEC related to online child exploitation. During Operation Southern Impact III, the investigations related to 248 cybertips were progressed through the execution of these search warrants and knock and talks, and through the seizure of digital devices which will be forensically processed in the coming weeks. There were 22 internet safety presentations or related events held during the operation as well.

The continued collaboration among the national network of ICAC Task Forces is one of the most successful partnerships in the history of law enforcement. The 61 ICAC Task Forces across the country are working cases and conducting investigative actions like these every day. The Commanders of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces in these states wanted to reinforce to those who harm and exploit children that the ICAC Task Forces will tirelessly work together to make an impact in their respective states and the region as a whole.  The cooperation among agencies and among states illustrates their level of commitment to detect, arrest, and prosecute child predators. Cooperation is always important in law enforcement, but it is never more important than when we set out to protect children. Operation Southern Impact III has given us an opportunity to share our experience, information, and resources across units, agencies, and state lines, to make sure that there is no safe place to hide for criminals who would victimize the most vulnerable among us. 

In Georgia, 31 people were arrested during Operation Southern Impact III. Most of those arrests involved the possession and/or distribution of child pornography. While investigators regularly target the trading of all types of child pornography, in Operation Southern Impact III investigators targeted those seeking out and distributing the most violent sexual abuse material involving infants and toddlers. The possession, distribution and production of these horrific images is not uncommon. The Georgia ICAC Task Force consistently finds this type of content. Special Agent in Charge of the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit and Commander of the Georgia ICAC Task Force, Debbie Garner, stated that, “the dedicated law enforcement professionals that are part of the Georgia ICAC Task Force will not cease searching for those who are producing, trading and collecting this graphic material. We will continue to work together to find, investigate and prosecute these predators.”

Seven (7) of those arrested in Georgia traveled for the purpose of meeting and having sex with a minor. A goal of the operation was to arrest persons who communicate with children on-line and then travel to meet them for the purpose of having sex. Online child predators visit chat rooms and websites on the internet, find children, begin conversations with them, introduce sexual content and arrange a meeting with the children for the purpose of having sex. The children these predators target are both boys and girls.    

During the operation, four (4) registered sex offenders were encountered and arrested in Georgia on charges related to child pornography. One (1) of the registered sex offenders arrested during Operation Southern Impact III was initially arrested by the GBI during a very similar operation in 2015. 

Additionally, as part of Operation Southern Impact III, Department of Community Supervision (DCS) Officers across the state, working with numerous local law enforcement agencies, conducted searches and attempted warrant service on sex offenders that had violated the terms of their supervision. As a result of their efforts, 1,153 searches and 93 arrests were completed. Eight (8) firearms, as well as ammunition, pornographic material, drugs, and drug paraphernalia, were located during the searches. Of those arrested, 32 were under supervision for a computer-related sex offense. DCS is an active member of the Georgia ICAC Task Force. Everyday DCS Officers work diligently in their communities to provide opportunities for successful outcomes, while holding offenders accountable.

In Georgia, a total of 56 search warrants were executed and 41 knock and talks were conducted during Operation Southern Impact III. Law enforcement officers conducting the searches were looking for evidence of possession and distribution of child pornography using the internet as well as evidence of other child exploitation related crimes. Over the course of the operation, 305 digital devices were examined on site and 972 digital media and devices were seized as evidence.  During these searches, illegal drugs and firearms were found as well.

Those arrested in Georgia were charged with crimes pursuant to O.C.G.A. 16-12-100.2, Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 2007.  Additional charges are likely and other arrests will occur after analysis of seized digital devices.

Those in custody and charged in Georgia as part of Operation Southern Impact III are:

• James Barfield IV, 51, Atlanta, home improvement store employee
• Dillan M. Bell, 26, Allenhurst, unemployed
• Gerald Chamberlain, 34, Rome, golf course maintenance worker
• Carol Chellew, 56, Jefferson, county employee
• Doug Chellew, 56, Jefferson, department store employee
• Timothy Wayne Diggs, 39, Metter, information technology specialist
• Keith James Diver, 37, Norcross, restaurant employee
• Erick Noe Gonzalez, 26, Buford, landscaper
• Erik Gordon, 30, Morrow, shipping company employee
• Desmond Lemond Hasley, 27, Douglasville, staffing company employee
• Keidron Jayquan Isham, 23, Rome, unemployed
• Claude Martin Johnson IV, 21, Augusta, unemployed
• Andrew Kim, 30, Suwanee, business owner
• Jordan Logan, 33, Grovetown, painter
• Jonathan Craig Manning, 28, Rome, railroad worker
• Andrew J. Martz, 30, Tyrone, student
• Matthew James McDurmond, Cedartown, unknown
• Terry Menard, 61, Roswell, multimedia designer
• Daniel Joseph Mullinax, 35, Auburn, unemployed
• Justin Lee Myers, 22, Cleveland, unknown
• Andrew Benjamin Nelson, 42, Marietta, construction worker
• Michael David Quinn, 44, Roswell, unknown
• Matthew Steven Ramski, 37, Cumming, graphic design artist
• Arlen Lemuel Riddle, 46, Muscadine, Ala., fireman
• Malchijah Robinson, 40, Decatur, unemployed

LIVE OAK, Fla. — The Live Oak Police Department arrested a man Sunday on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation of a minor child.

According to an LOPD press release, officers responded to a residence on NW Duval Street following reports of a sexual offense with a minor, under the age of 12.

The release states that 48-year-old Manuel Hernandez, of Live Oak, allegedly grabbed the victim by the arm and attempted to kiss her on the mouth after she entered a storage building at the residence.

The suspect also allegedly groped the victim’s genital areas with his hands on the outside of the victim’s clothing, according to the LOPD release.

The release states the victim then fled the building and sought help with a parent calling the police.

According to the release, the suspect denied the allegations, saying through an interpreter, that he only “hugged” the victim.

The LOPD and the Department of Children and Families are continuing to investigate the allegations.