By Staff Report
A Washington County man is behind bars on methamphetamine charges stemming from a child pornography investigation out of Bay County.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) wrapped up a five-month investigation on April 12 with the arrest of a suspect on charges relating to the possession of the sexual performance of a child.
Since November 2021, BCSO investigators have been receiving reports pertaining to hundreds of images of child pornography being stored in an online account. Investigators were able to identify the owner of the account as Adam Bailey, age 46, a transient staying in Bay or Washington County.
Tuesday morning, investigators with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and Washington County Sheriff’s Office were able to locate Bailey at a RV park in the New Hope community. When Bailey was located, his phone was in the process of actively downloading child pornography. Bailey was also found in possession of methamphetamine.
Bailey is currently in the Washington County Jail charged with possession of methamphetamine. BCSO Investigators have obtained warrants for Bailey charging him with possession of sexual performance of a child.
Once Bailey’s charges are disposed of in Washington County, he will be brought back to Bay County to face those charges.
Jim Saunders