April 28, 2015
On April 19, 2015 at
approximately 0330 in the morning, John Lawson Fullbright (6-28-84) of
Williston became involved in a domestic dispute with his wife. His spouse
discovered several images of what she believed to be child pornographic images
on his phone, which sparked the dispute. She refused to return the
phone to him and contacted law enforcement. Law enforcement seized the phone
but weren’t able to arrest John Fullbright, because he fled to Marion County
On April 19, 2015 at
approximately 4 pm, John Fullbright, unaware law enforcement had probable cause
for his arrest, responded to a request for a statement. Fullbright came to the
Levy County Sheriff’s Office and was arrested for domestic battery. Fullbright
bonded out of the Levy County Detention Facility on April 20, 2015 after
posting a $30,000 bond.
Investigator Tom Martin continued
to investigate the allegation Mrs. Fullbright filed about the pornographic
images she viewed on her husband’s phone. Investigator Martin secured a search
warrant on April 23, 2015 to conduct a forensic analysis of the phone she
surrendered to law enforcement. During his search of the phone’s internal
memory, he discovered approximately 1,741 images of children between the ages
of 2 to 12 in various sexually explicit poses. In addition to these images,
Investigator Martin found video clips of children engaged in sexual acts both
with adults and other minor children, anime images of children and images of
children engaged in sexual acts with animals.
Investigator Martin then secured
a warrant for the arrest of John Lawson Fullbright on April 24, 2015.
Investigator Martin developed information that Fullbright was in Marion County
On April 27, 2015 at
approximately 6 pm Fullbright was surrendered to the Levy County Sheriff’s
Office by his attorney Mark Feather. Fullbright is being held at the Levy
County Detention Facility on a $250,000 bond.
This investigation is still
ongoing and additional charges could be filed. The identities of the victimized
children depicted in these images have not been determined. Investigators are
continuing to work with outside agencies, such as the National Information
Center
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