BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — A Barron man is in custody for alleged possession of child pornography.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said 53-year-old Duane Hodgson was arrested Thursday and charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography.
Previously, sheriff’s investigators and agents with the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation, conducted searches at Hodgson’s Barron residence and Chetek business, taking his computer and phone. Police said thousands of images of suspected child pornography were found.
Hodgson was in the Barron County jail, awaiting formal charges from the district attorney.