• Local Man Arrested On Charges Of Possessing Child Pornography

    June 13, 2024
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    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.

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