Crime & Safety
Child Pornography Lands Wilmington Man In Jail: Police
Wilmington police officers booked 70-year-old Wilmington resident Ronald Tipsword into the Will County Jail on Thursday morning.
WILMINGTON, IL — A 70-year-old resident of Wilmington has been booked into the Will County Jail on three separate charges of possessing child pornography.
On Thursday, Wilmington police apprehended Ronald Tipsword and booked him into detention at 10:33 a.m.
Tipsword is accused of possessing child pornography photos on a computer. A Will County judge has set bail at $250,0o0.
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Tipsword remained in custody Friday night. The Wilmington resident lives in apartment units in the 1100 block of North Joliet Street.
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