From the Talbot County Sheriff's Department

TALBOT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
115 West Dover Street
Easton, Maryland 21601

Office Joseph J. Gamble Fax
410-822-1020 Sheriff 410-770-8110

PRESS RELEASE

(Easton) – The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division
has arrested a Talbot County man for charges stemming from an investigation into the
possession of child pornography. Travis O. Schwaninger, 42, of Easton, Maryland has
been charged with eight (8) counts of possession of child pornography.

In April 2024, the Easton Police Department Criminal Investigations Division
received several National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) cyber
tips involving Schwaninger. The Easton Police Department determined Schwaninger
lived outside their jurisdiction and requested the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal
Investigations Division to assume the investigation.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for Schwaninger’s residence and executed
the warrant on June 11, 2024. Additional evidence was recovered from Schwaninger’s
electronic devices. Schwaninger was arrested on scene and was transported to the Talbot
County Detention Center. Schwaninger was seen by a Talbot County District Court
Commissioner and was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond.

The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division was assisted
in this investigation by the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division, the Talbot
County Drug Task Force, the Easton Police Department/Talbot County Sheriff’s Office
Crisis Response Unit, Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit, and the Easton
Police Department Criminal Investigations Division.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Corporal Faggert at
(410)‐822‐1020 or email: [email protected].
The Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at 410-822-1020, by email at
[email protected], on Facebook at Talbot County Sheriff’s Office or on our
website at talbotsheriff.org.