The accused is identified as David Eldredge, 36, of Preston, Md. He is charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography. Eldredge has been employed as a civilian helicopter pilot in the Maryland State Police Aviation Command since March 2014. He was arrested this morning at the Easton Section of the Aviation Command.
Eldredge is being held without bond at the Talbot County Detention Center. Following his arrest today, he was removed from flight status pending the results of an internal administrative investigation that was initiated immediately.
This investigation began last week when a Maryland State Police criminal investigator assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information about child pornography being uploaded over the Internet to a personal cloud storage account. Further investigation determined the Internet address being used was located at the Maryland State Police Aviation Command Easton Section.
Investigators determined this was a non-Maryland State Police internet account that had been established there. The investigation determined the non-State Police account had been used by Eldredge to download images of child pornography onto a tablet.
Search warrants were obtained and served today at both the State Police Aviation Command Easton Section and at Eldredge’s home. Evidence obtained during those search warrants will be examined forensically as part of the ongoing investigation.
The investigation is continuing.
5 comments:
I'm sure he will get probation...Then the same day same judge same state attorney will recommend and sentence someone for a year on a driving on suspended case.....justice......notice as well the language used in the story to distance this guy from the state troopers.....way to deflect
11:32-Never seen anyone get probation for child porn. Ever.
11:32...the way I read it, is that the guy is not a trooper. Now if I had a business and it was found that a guy was doing the same on the property of my business I would distance myself from him also. Please don't say that you would not do the same.
Not sure about the deflection accusation. He was employed by the State Police, as a civilian pilot of the helicopter. He used an MSP computer connection to upload to a personal cloud account. They found out, got evidence, obtained search and arrest warrants and locked him up. Not sure where you're seeing the conspiracy here?
I hate the kiddy predators, but looking at porn at work, oh wait, a police station! Come on how dumb can u get????? Sounds like homedude needs to be flying a mop on the floor, not aircraft with that brainpower.
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