Crime & Safety
Uncasville Man Charged In Child Pornography Case: Police
Police charged a man in the case following a search of a home earlier this week.
UNCASVILLE, CT — An Uncasville man has been charged in a child pornography case, according to a police Facebook post. Preston E. Tonepahhote, III was charged with third-degree possession of child pornography.
He was held on $100,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
Montville police began a child pornography investigation with the assistance of Deerfield, NH police last month. Police obtained warrants and found that the child pornography was being stored at a home in Uncasville.
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Police executed a search of the home Monday and charged Tonepahhote the next day.
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