Muscogee sheriff’s investigator arrested, charged with child pornography possession
A Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office employee has been arrested on child pornography charges.
MCSO investigator Corey Joseph Brand was arrested in Russell County on a charge of alleged possession with the intent to disseminate child pornography, Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman announced Saturday on the MCSO Facebook page.
“This type of criminal behavior is absolutely unacceptable,” Countryman wrote in the post. “We will continue to work in collaboration with our federal and local partners on this case. This is still an ongoing investigation that may result in more criminal charges.”
Phenix City Police Capt. Darrell “Skip” Lassiter Jr. told the Ledger-Enquirer in an email Tuesday that Brand, 45, was arrested without incident Dec. 9 at his residence in the 4000 block of 28th Ave.
The charges against Brand are production of child pornography, possession of child pornography and possession with intent to disseminate child pornography. He is being held without bond in the Russell County Jail, Lassiter said.
“As far as what led to the arrest,” he said, “I’m not going to get into any details as this is an ongoing investigation.”
This story was originally published December 12, 2023 at 9:25 AM.
