Friday, August 27, 2010

Macon.com (GA)-Mom Arrested On Child Porn and Meth Charges

Dawn Deborah Brantley: Macon.com
(Story reported by Christian Boone for the Macon Telegraph)

A former Upson County substitute teacher has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to the GBI.

Dawn Deborah Brantley, 44, of Meadow Drive in Thomaston, was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a search at her home, said John Bankhead, GBI spokesman. 

A preliminary search uncovered 65 pornographic images and five movie files. GBI agents discovered the images of suspected or known child pornography through observing the images being shared using Brantley’s computer’s IP address, Bankhead said.

“The computer was seized and they will analyze it forensically to determine how many images were on there,” he said.

Bankhead said he didn’t know if the images depicted girls or boys.

While serving the search warrant for the child pornography, authorities discovered a small amount of methamphetamine and methamphetamine smoking devices at Brantley’s home, he said.

Upson County deputies charged Brantley with a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, according to a news release.

Brantley was released from the Upson County jail on $15,000 bond Thursday morning, according to the Upson County Sheriff’s Office.

(Click here to read the full story on the Macon.com website)

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