Ben Wheeler man arrested on child porn charges

In a press release dated Jan. 8, VZC Sheriff Michael Lindsey Ray announced that the VZC Sheriff’s Office along with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrested Robert Spain Jr. of Ben Wheeler on four counts of promotion of child pornography.

According to Sheriff Ray, “On Jan. 8, a search warrant was executed in the Ben Wheeler area, in the 11,000 BLK of FM 773. Robert Spain Jr, 48, of Ben Wheeler, already a sex offender was arrested and transported to the justice center for book in on four counts of promotion of child pornography.”

Spain has a recommended bond of $200,000 and is awaiting arraignment. The investigation is ongoing and evidence removed from the house is being sent to the forensic lab for analysis. 

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