HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man who pleaded guilty in 2024 to trying to arrange sex with a minor — who was actually an undercover detective — has been arrested again, this time on a charge of possessing child pornography, according to Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen.
The defendant, Sam Gary Martin, 65, was taken into custody Friday in High Island by detectives assigned to Precinct 1’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Rosen’s office said.
“We will keep doing all we can to protect children,” Rosen said in a statement announcing the arrest.
Investigators said Martin’s latest case is being prosecuted in Fort Bend County after Precinct 1 detectives shared additional evidence tied to the earlier Harris County investigation with Fort Bend County prosecutors.
Court records show Martin pleaded guilty in Harris County in 2024 to a second-degree felony count of online solicitation of a minor. He was sentenced to five years of probation and was required to register as a sex offender.
Martin previously served as the publisher of a newspaper in Needville.
Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about Martin’s interactions with minors to contact the Constable Precinct 1 Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at 713-722-4929.
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