From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
TARRANT — A 22-year-old man from Tarrant was arrested after police said that they raided his home and found thousands of child porn images, according to Carol Robinson. Dalton Lee Cato was charged with alleged possession of child pornography by Tarrant police yesterday.
A tip, said to come from Texas, was sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which then began an investigation. After a warrant was obtained, Tarrant police conducted a search with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Special Victims Unit.
Cato is is charged with four counts of possession of obscene material that depicts persons under 17-years old. The crime is a Class C felony. Cato is to be transferred to the Jefferson County Jail and held on a $60,000 bond.