A man is accused of child pornography in Mt. Vernon.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department reports 26-year-old Jacob Higgins has been arrested for 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.
On April 29th, the Sheriff’s Office Detective Division received a tip through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of suspected child pornography activity in the Jefferson County area.
Search warrants led to evidence and an additional search warrant for a residence on South 25th Street in Mt. Vernon. The warrant was served on Monday and evidence was collected at the residence.
On Tuesday, Higgins was arrested after the initial examination of the evidence collected at the residence.