From The Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY —A Morgan County man on multiple charges of possession of child pornography.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, Jason Putnam, 47, of Decatur, was previously arrested on related charges on November 3, 2021. He remains free on a $300,000 bond.
Attorney General Marshall’s Criminal Trials Division presented evidence to a Morgan County grand jury, resulting in Putnam’s indictment on March 2, 2022. The indictment charges him with 25 counts of possession of obscene matter depicting a person under 17.
If convicted, Putnam faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $15,000 for each of the 25 counts of possession of obscene matter, which are class C felonies.
An indictment is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
