Task Force Arrests Man for Child Sexual Abuse Material in Wednesday Morning Raid
The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a man accused of distributing child sexual abuse material this morning during a raid assisted by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office and its SWAT team.
Task Force Commander Captain Phil Simpson told the Thread that his agents executed a search warrant at an apartment on Crabtree Road on Wednesday and arrested 26-year-old Kwan Rolando Mettel Jones.
Their raid was assisted by TCSO deputies and the sheriff's department SWAT team, who many residents saw staging near the Taylorville Piggly Wiggly on Highway 69 South Wednesday morning.
Simpson said Jones has been charged with the dissemination of child sexual abuse material after the search and booked in the Tuscaloosa County Jail.
Simpson said a judge will set bond in this case after reviewing the details, but added that the investigation is ongoing, with further charges possible.
Jones' mugshot had not been uploaded by the jail at the time this report was published. It will be added here once available.
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