Rolla Man Charged With Multiple Counts Of Possessing Child Pornography

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control on March 11 arrested Bradley T. Colvin, 51, Rolla for multiple counts of possessing child pornography.  

In February 2024, while conducting an on-line child pornography investigation, investigators with the Special Victim’s Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control identified a device associated with the internet account of Bradley T. Colvin, which had distributed digital files identified as child pornography.

Investigators on March 11 executed a Phelps County search warrant at Colvin's home. During the search, investigators found hundreds of files of child pornography, located on computers and storage devices, inside the residence. Colvin was arrested and transported to the Phelps County Jail, where he was held, pending the filing of formal charges.

Colvin was charged March 12 with five counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promoting child pornography. He is being held in the Phelps County Jail, with no bond.

The Division of Drug and Crime Control encourages internet users to promptly report to the Patrol or local law enforcement anyone who attempts to engage in unwanted, inappropriate, or sexualized communications with children.