14 arrested in Manatee County in child pornography sting By ABC7 Staff | January 22, 2021 at 9:51 AM EST - Updated January 22 at 9:58 AM
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Sheriffâs Office announced the arrest following Operation âOne Way Ticket.â The large scale operation netted 541 charges related to the distribution of child pornography.
During the investigative stages of the operation the MCSO Internet Crime Against Children taskforce served over 200 subpoenas and 26 search warrants, where over individual 100 devices were searched. There were 17,000 suspected images of Child Porn discovered on the seized devices.
Officials say that Walter Huddleston solicited an undercover federal agent posing as a minor. This was discovered after the residential search warrant was conducted at his residence. He was arrested for the local charges, with federal charges pending, upon notification of his continued criminal activity.