Slidell Man Out On $250K Bond Rearrested On New Child Porn, Animal Abuse Charges

A 21-year-old Slidell man already free on a $250,000 bond from a 2024 arrest is back behind bars after investigators say a new Snapchat tip led them to more child sexual abuse material and additional videos of animal abuse. Gage Ticker was arrested Wednesday, August 26, and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on charges including possession of child sexual abuse material involving a victim under 13 and two counts of sexual abuse of an animal.

According to Fox 8, officials received a tip that a Snapchat user had uploaded a video of child pornography, and investigators identified Ticker as that user. A search warrant executed at his residence led to the new charges, and additional investigation reportedly revealed that the same Snapchat account had also produced and shared videos involving the sexual abuse of animals, per the Attorney General's Office.

Ticker was previously arrested in 2024 on charges of sexual battery, molestation of a juvenile, pornography involving juveniles, and sexual abuse of an animal. He had posted a $250,000 bond on those charges and was free from jail at the time of his latest arrest, the outlet reports. As of the report, it was not stated whether a new bond has been set in the current case.

A Bail Law Built for Cases Like This

Louisiana lawmakers created a legal mechanism this year specifically for defendants like Ticker. Under Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 312.1, enacted through Act 354 in May 2026, bail for any defendant out on bond for a sex offense or crime of violence is subject to mandatory revocation upon a subsequent felony arrest for an unrelated offense, according to the Louisiana State Legislature. The law gives prosecutors a clear path to pull the $250,000 bond tied to Ticker's 2024 case now that he faces new felony charges.

The charges Ticker faces carry severe mandatory penalties under state law. A first-offense conviction for possession of child sexual abuse material involving a victim under 13 carries a mandatory minimum of five years up to 20 years in prison at hard labor, with no eligibility for parole, probation, or suspended sentence, plus fines up to $50,000, per Louisiana Revised Statute 14:81.1. A first-offense conviction for sexual abuse of an animal separately carries up to five years in prison, a $2,000 fine, mandatory psychological evaluation, and a prohibition on possessing or contacting animals for at least five years under Louisiana Revised Statute 14:102.1 and related animal cruelty statutes.

Part of a Wider Regional Crackdown

Ticker's arrest is the latest in a string of similar cases across St. Tammany Parish tied to a regional law enforcement push against online child exploitation. In August 2025, 22nd Judicial District Attorney J. Collin Sims launched the Special Victims Unit Task Force, a multi-agency initiative coordinating local, state, and federal law enforcement to investigate cyber tips involving child exploitation across St. Tammany and Washington parishes, according to the Bogalusa Daily News. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office has said the state's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force expanded from eight partner agencies in early 2024 to more than 70 by April 2026.

That expanded task force has produced a run of similar Slidell cases in recent months. In June, the 22nd Judicial District Court's Special Victims Unit arrested 66-year-old Slidell resident David Dansereau on 500 counts of CSAM possession involving victims under 13 and 50 counts of sexual abuse of an animal, according to the 22nd Judicial District Attorney's Office. In July, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation agents arrested 32-year-old Slidell resident Joseph Impastato III after an NCMEC cyber tip led to charges of CSAM possession and unlawful minor deepfakes, as previously reported by Hoodline's coverage of that arrest.

Hoodline also reported in February on the arrest of 21-year-old Slidell resident Colin Scott Sehmi, whose home was searched by state and local law enforcement on charges of CSAM possession, grooming, and computer-aided solicitation of minors. St. Tammany Parish authorities have separately voiced concern about defendants committing new felony offenses while free on bond, pointing to a June 2025 fentanyl distribution case in Slidell that involved a suspect operating while on pretrial release.

Open Questions Remain

Several details about the case remain unresolved. It is not yet clear whether prosecutors have formally moved to forfeit or revoke Ticker's $250,000 bond from the 2024 case, nor is the status of the trial on those original charges known. It also remains to be seen whether federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who have regularly brought parallel indictments against Slidell residents in CSAM cases under Project Safe Childhood, will move to adopt Ticker's case, or whether additional devices seized during the search warrant will yield further charges.