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LCSO Arrest Suspect on Child Pornography Charges

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) -- The Leon County Sheriff's Office arrest Ryan Schmittauer, 33, on multiple child pornography charges on Thursday, May 25. 

Leon County Deputies say Schmittauer is facing charges after they found child pornography in his home.

Deputies arrested Schmittauer after an investigation initiated back in April revealed he knowingly had at least 10 pictures of child porn in his possession.

Authorities say they found those pictures on a flash drive after a search of his apartment at the Polo's on Park Complex in Tallahassee on Tuesday, May 23.

Schmittauer was in court on Friday, May 26 at 8:30 a.m., where his bond was set. 

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