DATE/TIME: Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 10:44 a.m.
INCIDENT: Possession of Child Pornography
LOCATION: Smokestack Drive/Goodman Street, Needles, CA
SUSPECT(S): Leonard McCord III, 25-Year-Old, Resident of Needles
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUMMARY: On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at approximately 10:44 a.m., deputies from the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department responded to a call for service reference an adult male attempting to meet with a minor for lewd purposes.
Leonard McCord III was contacted and identified as the subject who was meeting the minor. During the investigation, McCord was also found in possession child pornography. Mccord was subsequently arrested for PC 311.11(a) - pessession of child pornography and booked at the Needles jail. Mccord remains in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department with a bail amount of $30,000, pending a court hearing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Deputy M. Bush or Deputy J. Dean of the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department at (760) 326-9200. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463), or may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
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Refer: Deputy M. Bush or Deputy J. Dean
Station: Colorado River Station
Phone No. (760)326-9200
Case No. 212300801
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
