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By Staff Reports
Friday, December 07, 2012
12/07/12 at 2:13 AM
Holdenville school official arrested in child porn case
The director of transportation for Holdenville Public Schools was arrested Thursday in a child pornography case, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Terry Farris, 50, was arrested at the school district's bus barn, according to an OSBI press release.
An undercover OSBI agent opened an investigation in October, the bureau reported.
Farris allegedly shared images containing child pornography with the agent via the Internet, according to the OSBI.
Farris was booked into the Hughes County jail on complaints of possession of child pornography, distribution of child pornography and violating the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.
DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
OSBI makes arrest in 2nd Holdenville child porn case
A Holdenville man was arrested Thursday as a result of an undercover Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children probe, the bureau reported.
Billy Ray Blaylock, 26, was arrested Thursday morning on complaints of possession of child pornography; distribution of child pornography; possession of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, park, or day-care center; and allegedly violating the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, according to OSBI.
The bureau reported that the investigation originated with the Edmond Police Department.
Two of Blaylock's family members were also arrested Thursday on charges unrelated to the child pornography probe, according to OSBI.
DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer