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
0332017
March 3, 2017
     

EMPHASIS: Cape Girardeau Man Arrested For Promoting Child Pornography

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of David Ray Snedeker, 36, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for promoting child pornography on March 2, 2017. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit. The Patrol was assisted by the Cape Girardeau Police Department.
On Thursday, March 2, 2017, investigators executed a search warrant at Snedeker’s residence located in the 900 block of Ellis Street, in Cape Girardeau. As a result of the contact, investigators located child pornography and computer equipment used to commit the crime. Snedeker was arrested and transported to the Cape Girardeau County Jail. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office formally charged Snedeker with promoting first degree child pornography. Bond was set at $25,000.
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. The Digital Forensics Investigative Unit is partially funded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s State Cyber Crime Grant and the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The above charge is a mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of this charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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