State charges dropped, federal charges filed against man accused of possessing child porn
POCATELLO — A Pocatello man has been federally indicted on the charge of possessing child pornography. With the indictment, the Bannock County Pros...
POCATELLO — A Pocatello man has been federally indicted on the charge of possessing child pornography. With the indictment, the Bannock County Prosecutor's Office has dismissed 19 state charges that were filed against 34-year-old Joshua Christopher Tompkins in December. Tompkins was arrested in December following an investigation involving the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children task force, Homeland Security, Pocatello Police Department and Idaho Falls Police Department. The investigation was initiated in July after a member of the ICAC task force discovered the download of 87 pornographic files, according to federal filings obtained by EastIdahoNews.