A man from near Eros was arrested by the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation with assistance of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office and other agencies on January 8.
Daniel Ray McCloy, 35, was arrested on Jack Crowell Road for 504 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.
The investigation was prompted by a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
NCMEC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.
The arrest was the result of a joint investigation with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana Probation & Parole, the Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the West Monroe Police Department.
Lincoln Parish law enforcement authorities have investigated or assisted in investigations of a number of NCMEC tips in the past.
McCloy was booked at the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center without incident.
The Office of the Attorney General said the investigation is ongoing.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
For the latest local news, subscribe FOR FREE to the Lincoln Parish Journal and receive an email each weekday morning at 6:55 right to your inbox. Just CLICK HERE to sign up.
