Published: October 18, 2007 01:19 pm      

Child pornography found on Bullard man’s computer

By Kelly Young

news@jacksonvilleprogress.com

A Bullard man was arrested Saturday by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department after multiple images of child pornography were found on his computer. Douglas W. Wardrup, 22, was taken into custody Saturday, Oct. 13, and charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.

“We received a report that images of child pornography were found on the computer, and the computer was voluntarily turned over to the sheriff’s department. We then sought a search warrant in order to search the drives for images,” said CCSD Deputy Gina Battley. “The search warrant was issued by District Judge Dwight Phifer, and once the images were found, arrest warrants for Wardrup were issued by Justice of the Peace Teresa Phifer.”

According to Battley, the case is still under investigation.

Bond was set at $25,000 for each of Wardrup’s three charges. He is still in custody at the Cherokee County Jail.

The following arrests were made by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department and the Department of Public Safety for the period of Oct. 9 through Oct. 15.

• Roy J. Bailey, indecency with a child. Released after given 10 years probation set by judge.

• Jack L. Bruce, public intoxication. A fine was set at $300.

• Shawn M. Brucker, aggravated kidnapping. No bond was offered.

• Jowell D. Bunch, theft of service. Bond was set at $750.

• Froylan V. Canchola, no driver’s license and failure to drive in a single lane. Fines were set at $165 and $160.

• Farron G. Cobb, possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication. Bonds were set at $750 and $200.

• Leon B. Davis, driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $1,500.

• Anthony D. Duffie, three bench warrants for burglary of a habitation. Bonds were set at $7,500, $7,500 and $7,500.

• Patrick J. Franklin, probation violation. No bond was offered.

• Victor H. Garcia, possession of a controlled substance, driving while intoxicated and causing reckless damage or destruction. Bonds were set at $10,000, $5,000 and $200.

• John L. Holman, possession of marijuana. Time served.

• Jana L. Isaacs, theft of property. Bond was set at $1,500.

• Komack U. Johnson, retaliation and resisting arrest. Bonds were set at $7,500 and $2,500.

• Ricky C. Jones, possession of marijuana. No bond was offered.

• Escobar A. Martinez, no driver’s license, no insurance and defective equipment. Fines were set at $165, $265 and $115.

• Tonya D. Massey, harassment, no insurance, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to appear. Bonds were set at $750, $511, $212 and $674.

• Tommy L. McKinney, driving while intoxicated (second offense). Bond was set at $2,000.

• Stephen P. Oliver, aggravated sexual assault with a child. Bond was set at $80,000.

• Stephen T. Paine, terroristic threat. Bond was set at $1,000.

• Justin L. Paul, failure to appear. Bond was set at $5,000.

• Vincent L. Rodriguez Jr., injury to a child/elderly/disabled person and assault/family violence causing bodily injury. Bonds were set at $20,000 and $3,500.

• Jessie A. Smith, murder. Bond was set at $80,000.

• Jimmy R. Upshaw, possession of a controlled substance, two counts of burglary of a vehicle and assault/family violence. Bonds were set at $20,000, $1,500, $1,500 and $1,500.

• Javier P. Velez, driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $750.

• Luis A. Velez, public intoxication. A fine was set at $200.

• Douglas W. Wardrup, three counts of possession of child pornography. Bonds were set at $25,000, $25,000 and $25,000.

• Dakota Willis, no insurance and no driver’s license. Fines were set at $316 and $130.