Full Notification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
PAYNE COUNTY, Okla. (November 28, 2022) – On September 1, 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) forwarded fourteen cybertips, linked to a single suspect, to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit. The investigation identified Kevin Etherington (07/26/1969) as a possible suspect related to the cybertips. 

Earlier today, OSBI ICAC Agents executed a search warrant at Etherington’s Stillwater residence. Based on the results of that search, Etherington was taken into custody and transported to the Payne County Jail. He was booked on one count of Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.

Etherington is currently the First Assistant District Attorney for Payne and Logan Counties. The Payne and Logan County District Attorney has cooperated fully with the OSBI ICAC investigation.

***A booking photo is attached.