A 63-year-old Newcastle man was arrested and booked after Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents said he was linked to child sexual abuse material and estimated he had accumulated tens of thousands of such files and videos over the course of his adulthood.
Michael Carrick was taken into custody following an investigation by the OSBI Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, according to a press release from the OSBI
. The investigation included a file that agents believed contained possible evidence of child sexual abuse material, per the same release.
Investigators determined that Carrick would watch, store, save, and distribute the material across several of his online devices, the OSBI says. The investigation involved several of his online devices.
Four Felony Counts Filed in McClain County
Based on the evidence gathered, Carrick was booked into the McClain County Jail on charges of child sexual exploitation, possessing child sexual abuse material, distribution of child sexual abuse material, and violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act. The jail is referenced on the McClain County Sheriff's Office website. The OSBI release lists these charges.
Oklahoma law imposes steep exposure for the counts Carrick faces. Oklahoma Statute Title 21 § 1040.12a concerns aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Westlaw. Separately, 21 O.S. § 1021.2 classifies knowing possession, procurement, or distribution of such material as a felony punishable by up to 20 years in state prison, per the Law Firm of Oklahoma. A conviction under the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act carries potential imprisonment of up to 10 years and a $10,000 fine. The available account does not say whether additional formal charges will be filed.
Tribal and State Agencies Team Up in South-Central Oklahoma
The Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department is named in accounts of the case. The Oklahoma ICAC Task Force itself is hosted by the OSBI and brings together state special agents alongside more than 50 affiliated local, tribal, federal, and prosecutorial agencies statewide to investigate technology-facilitated child exploitation, according to the State of Oklahoma.
Newcastle is mentioned in connection with the case, as is the McClain County Jail, while no verified population estimate is provided here. The arrest adds to a wave of ICAC enforcement activity across the state this year. The article does not provide verified figures for 2026 CyberTips, criminal cases, or the OSBI ICAC Unit's 2025 CyberTip total.
Part of a Statewide Pattern of Arrests
The article contains a link to a Guthrie case, but the supplied sources do not establish that Carrick's arrest was discussed alongside it or other 2026 Oklahoma ICAC cases. The article describes OSBI's involvement in the case. The investigation is continuing.
