Friday, April 12, 2019

Morriston Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography


April 12, 2019

On 4/10/2019 at approximately 0800 hours Levy County Detectives served a search warrant at the residence located at 14850 SE 28th Street in Morriston, Florida. This warrant was based on a tip sent to the Cyber Tipline and received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit. Jeffrey E. Lutz (5/30/1964) was located inside by Detectives and said he was the sole occupant of the home. The tip forwarded to the LCSO Criminal Investigations Division was for child pornography which was either possessed, manufactured or distributed and was associated with 16 cyber tips directly linked to the Internet Protocol address designated to this residential address.

LCSO Detectives received assistance from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Unit who were able to confirm Lutz’s personal computer contained images of child pornography. During a subsequent interview with Lutz, he confessed to seeking out, downloading and distributing sexually explicit images of children.

Lutz has been arrested and charged with nine counts of possession of obscene material. He is being held in the Levy County Detention Bureau in lieu of a $450,000.00 bond.