Port St. Lucie Police: Search is underway for suspect
BELIEVE THIS INVESTIGATION IS NOT OVER. THE POLICE CHIEF HERE IN PORT SAINT LUCIE TELLS ME THIS INVESTIGATION ACTUALLY STARTED BACK IN MAY. THAT’S WHEN THEY GOT A TIP THAT A LOCAL MAN HAD BEEN UPLOADING DOZENS OF VIDEOS OF PEOPLE HAVING SEX WITH CHILDREN, AND EVEN ONE VIDEO OF SOMEONE HAVING SEX WITH A DOG. YOU ONLY NEED TO SEE THE TOP OF THE ARREST AFFIDAVIT TO KNOW THESE CRIMES ARE DISTURBING. 26 COUNTS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY INVOLVING ANIMALS AND PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE SAY THIS IS THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THAT MATERIAL. 24 YEAR OLD BRANDON NORRIS, ARRESTED TUESDAY AND CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE SAINT LUCIE COUNTY JAIL WITH A BOND SET AT $2.7 MILLION. THE COURTS DEFINITELY TAKE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. YES, THAT’S A VERY SIGNIFICANT BOND. ACCORDING TO THE AFFIDAVIT, POLICE GOT A TIP ON MAY 13TH THAT SOMEONE HAD UPLOADED THREE VIDEOS TO A VIDEO SHARING SERVICE CALLED DROP BOX. POLICE SAY THE VIDEOS INCLUDED SEX WITH CHILDREN 7 TO 9 YEARS OF AGE, 10 TO 12 YEARS OF AGE 8 TO 10 YEARS OF AGE. INVESTIGATORS THEN SPENT MONTHS ISSUING SUBPOENAS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT ELSE THEIR SUSPECT MAY HAVE IN HIS DROPBOX ACCOUNT. CHIEF SAYS IT’S A VERY SLOW PROCESS. MOST PROVIDERS HAVE 30 DAYS TO RESPOND TO A SUBPOENA. SO YOU SEND A SUBPOENA OFF THAT, THAT BAD GUYS OUT THERE DOING BAD THINGS FOR ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE WE CAN EVEN COLLECT EVIDENCE. POLICE SAY THEIR SEARCH SHOWED NORRIS HAD CREATED MULTIPLE ONLINE FOLDERS WITH NAMES LIKE BEST KIDS VIDEOS. INSIDE THE FOLDERS, DOZENS MORE PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEOS, INCLUDING EVEN YOUNGER CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS OLD. INVESTIGATORS FORCED TO WATCH EVERY SECOND. DETECTIVES DOING THAT TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT TYPICALLY DON’T LAST MORE THAN A COUPLE OF YEARS. DOING THAT JOB. IT’S VERY STRESSFUL AND IT’S IT’S VERY DISTURBING. MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE INVESTIGATION STARTED, POLICE TRACED THE VIDEOS TO A HOME ON NORTHWEST BEGONIA AVENUE AND TO THE ARREST OF BRANDON NORRIS. AND CHIEF NIMSICK TELLS ME THEY ARE JUST NOW STARTING TO GO THROUGH NORRIS’S PERSONAL DEVICES LIKE HIS PHONE. THEY EXPECT TO FIND MORE VIDEOS, AND THEY EXPECT TO FILE MORE CHAR
Video above: ‘Disturbing’: Port St. Lucie man arrested on child pornography chargesThe Port St. Lucie Police Department told WPBF 25 News on Wednesday afternoon that it is assisting other law enforcement agencies in searching for a suspect. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsAccording to Port St. Lucie Police, the suspect fled from a stop in the area of Gatlin Boulevard. The Florida Highway Patrol asked for the assistance of the Port St. Lucie Police Department K-9 team.This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
Video above: ‘Disturbing’: Port St. Lucie man arrested on child pornography charges
The Port St. Lucie Police Department told WPBF 25 News on Wednesday afternoon that it is assisting other law enforcement agencies in searching for a suspect.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
According to Port St. Lucie Police, the suspect fled from a stop in the area of Gatlin Boulevard.
The Florida Highway Patrol asked for the assistance of the Port St. Lucie Police Department K-9 team.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.