On Wednesday morning, June 24th, the Belton Police Special Response Team served a search warrant on a residence in the 900 block of Black Cherry Court in Belton. The search warrant was issued based upon probable cause from an ongoing investigation by the investigations division of the Belton Police Department regarding child pornography.
Upon serving
the search warrant, an adult male was taken into custody and various electronic
items were seized. These items are being analyzed at the FBI Regional Computer
Forensics Laboratory.
On Thursday,
June 25th, the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office charged 51-year-old
Thomas Patrick Rose from Belton with three counts of possession of child
pornography. Rose is now being held in the Cass County Jail without bond. The
investigation into this offense is ongoing as analysis of the seized
electronics continues.
