A 54-year-old Call man was arrested Friday on a child pornography charge, nearly three months after investigators searched his home and seized devices without making any arrests at the time. Donald Ray Buchanan is charged with possession of child pornography involving more than 10 but fewer than 50 depictions, a second-degree felony.
According to 12News, the Newton County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Attorney General's Office executed a search warrant on Aug. 11 at a home in the 100 block of County Road 3103 in Call. The warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation, as reported by Yahoo News.
Devices Seized, No Arrests Made at the Time
Investigators seized devices during the August search, but no arrests were made that day. The sheriff's office continued the investigation in the months that followed, the report notes.
That work culminated Friday when Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard, Capt. Jimmy Smith and District Attorney Investigator David Lampman served the arrest warrant on Buchanan, per a sheriff's office Facebook post cited in the same report. Buchanan was arrested without incident and taken to the Newton County Jail.
Sheriff Pledges Continued Partnership on Predator Cases
Havard said the sheriff's office will continue working with state and federal partners to aggressively combat child predators.
Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for anonymous tips related to crime in the area. Tips can be submitted by calling 833-TIPS (8477) or by using the P3Tips app.
