MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division of Drug and Crime Control-P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Darrin R. Haslag
573-526-6302
03/12/2024
March 12, 2024
EMPHASIS:
Rolla, Missouri Man Arrested For Promoting And Possession Of Child Pornography
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Bradley T. Colvin, 51, of Rolla, Missouri. Colvin was arrested on March 11, 2024, for possession of child pornography and promoting child pornography, following investigations by the Special Victims Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. The State Technical Assistance Team (S.T.A.T.) assisted in the investigation.
In February of 2024, while conducting an on-line child pornography investigation, investigators with the Special Victim’s Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control identified a device associated with the internet account of Bradley T. Colvin, which had distributed digital files identified as child pornography. On March 11, 2024, investigators executed a Phelps County search warrant at the home of Colvin, located in Rolla, Missouri. During the search, investigators found hundreds of files of child pornography, located on computers and storage devices, inside the residence. Colvin was arrested and transported to the Phelps County Jail, where he was held, pending the filing of formal charges. On March 12, 2024, the Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney formally charged Colvin with five (5) counts of possession of child pornography and one (1) count of promoting child pornography. He is being held in the Phelps County Jail, with no bond.
The above charges are mere accusation and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
The Division of Drug and Crime Control encourages internet users to promptly report to the Patrol or local law enforcement anyone who attempts to engage in unwanted, inappropriate, or sexualized communications with children.
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