CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas man is in Cherokee County jail and is charged with child pornography.

Deputies were notified by the FBI of Jeremiah James Maldonado on Sept. 4, indicating he was in possession of child pornography. An arrest warrant was issued for Maldonado for Possession of Child Pornography of 100 or more but less than 500 items.

"Cherokee County investigators launched a thorough investigation, and sufficient evidence was uncovered indicating that Maldonado did in fact possess child pornography," a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said.

On Oct. 4, Jeremiah James Maldonado was arrested by the Hays County Sheriff's Office in San Marcos, where he had fled to during the investigation. Maldonado was brought back to Cherokee County on Oct. 7 and booked int

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