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 Shawn Griggs
573-526-6236
12162016
December 16, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Bismarck Man Arrested For Promoting Child Pornography
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Gerard E. Drumheller, 63, of Bismarck, Missouri, for promoting child pornography and possession of child pornography. Drumheller was arrested on December 14, 2016, after an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit.
On Wednesday, investigators contacted Drumheller at his residence located in the 17000 block of Missouri Route 32, in Bismarck. As a result of the contact, investigators located child pornography and computer equipment used to commit the crimes. Drumheller was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail.
The Washington County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office formally charged Drumheller with three counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promoting child pornography. Drumheller is being held on a $100,000 bond.
The above arrest is mere accusation and is 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.
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