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25-year-old Greenville County man distributed child porn, faces 10 charges., AG says

Joshua Ryan Hart faces 10 charges, AG says

25-year-old Greenville County man distributed child porn, faces 10 charges., AG says

Joshua Ryan Hart faces 10 charges, AG says

ACROSS THE REGION DURING THAT TIME. GEOFF: THANK YOU, DALE. BREAKING NEWS. A PLANE CRASH IN IRAN KILLED EVERYONE ON BOARD. AMANDA: WE ARE LEARNING IT WAS A BOEING 737 THAT WENT DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF NEAR TEHRAN. CREWS SAY IT LOOKS LIKE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. IT CRASHED EARLY THIS MORNING OUTSIDE OF TEHRAN. 176 PEOPLE ON BOARD, INCLUDING NINE CREWMEMBERS. NO ONE ON THE PLANE WAS AMERICAN. THE PLANE WAS FROM UKRAINE AND HEADED HOME. WE ARE WAITING TO GET A STATEMENT FROM BOEING. THIS IS TO CRASH SINCE 2018. THE THIRD BOEING AIRPLANE TO CRASH SINCE 2018. WE WILL UPDATE YOU ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING UPDATES ON IRAN’S MISSAL STRIKES AGAINST U.S. TROOPS ALL MORNING. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE WILL ADDRESS THE NATION SOMETIME THIS MORNING. IRAN LAUNCHED MORE THAN A DOZEN BALLISTIC MISSILES AT AIR BASES IN IRAQ, WHERE U.S. TROOPS ARE STATIONED. RIGHT NOW, NO REPORTS OF ANYONE KILLED. THIS WAS IN RETALIATION FOR THE KILLING OF IRAN’S TOP MILITARY LEADER. WE WILL REVIEW THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH THIS MORNING LIVE ON WYFF NEWS 4. COMMITMENT 2020 COVERAGE THIS MORNING. THE RACE FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF IS HEADING TO A RUNOFF. GEOFF: HERE IS PAIGE HOPKINS. PAIGE: WE ARE OUTSIDE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER, WHERE THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS A STEP CLOSER TO A NEW LEADER, BUT THERE WAS ONE PRIMARY AND THE WAY BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION. TWO CANDIDATES STILL STAND AFTER FIVE STARTED OFF IN THE RACE. THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE HOBART LEWIS, TOMMY SMITH, DARIUS HALL, ROBERT WHATLEY AND SEAN ZUKOWSKY. TWO WILL MOVE ON TO THE RUNOFF ELECTION. TOMMY SMITH AND HOBART LEWIS ARE STILL IN IT. THE TWO WILL FACE EACH OTHER IN A RUNOFF ELECTION JANUARY 21. THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS TELL US SMITH ENDED THE NIGHT WITH 33% OF THE VOTE. HE STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND WAS WITH THE SECRET SERVICE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. LOUIS WAS AHEAD OF HIM AT 37%. YOU SERVE -- LEWIS WAS JUST AHEAD WITH 37%. HE SERVED IN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE FROM 2010 TO 2015 AND RAN AGAINST FORMER SHERIFF WILL LEWIS AND LOST MY UNDER 300 VOTES. TO WIN THE ELECTION, YOU NEED 50% PLUS ONE OF THE VOTE. THE SPECIAL ELECTION COMES AFTER WILL LEWIS WAS REMOVED FROM OFFICE AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF A MISCONDUCT OF A PUBLIC OFFICER CHARGE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO COVER ALL OF THAT ELECTIONS LEADING UP TO THAT GENERAL IN MARCH. LIVE GREENVILLE, PAIGE HOPKINS, WYFF NEWS 4. AMANDA: WE ARE YOUR PLACE TO TURN FOR COMMITMENT 2020 COVERAGE. YOU CAN GET THE FULL RESULTS ANYTIME ON OUR MOBILE APP. GEOFF: BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ASHEVILLE. A BOIL WATER ADVISORY THIS MORNING. THOSE AFFECTED HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE CITY. THE BREAK AFFECTS THE EAST ASHEVILLE PUMP STATION. PEOPLE IN ASHEVILLE ARE ASKED TO BOIL WATER FOR 1 MINUTE BEFORE USING IT. THE CITY IS TESTING THE WATER AND WILL NOTIFY THE PUBLIC WHEN THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY IS OVER. AMANDA: RIGHT NOW, PUERTO RICO IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER A SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES. THE BIGGEST WAS A MAGNITUDE 6.4 THAT HIT THE ISLAND YESTERDAY. IT DAMAGED HOMES AND KNOCKED OUT POWER. THERE HAVE BEEN UP TO 35 AFTERSHOCKS, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. THEY SAY THE SHAKING LASTS ABOUT 30 SECONDS. MUCH OF THE ISLAND IS STILL WITH NO POWER. GEOFF: COOLER, WETTER WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA HAS GIVEN FIREFIGHTERS A BREAK, BUT THERE IS MORE HEAT IN THE FORECAST. WILDFIRES ARE STILL BURNING. FIREFIGHTERS ARE USING THE BREAK IN THE WEATHER SHORE UP THEIR DEFENSES. THE FIRES ARE EXPECTED TO FLARE UP AGAIN WITHIN DAYS WHEN SCORCHING HEAT RETURNS. AMANDA: GREENWOOD COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING. THEY BELIEVE IT WAS A DRIVE-BY. IT HAPPENED AROUND 7:00 ON P.M. TUESDAY HOLLOWAY AVENUE. ONE MAN WAS HURT, BUT THEY SAY HE WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. GEOFF: CHEROKEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO LEFT A NEWBORN BABY ON A FRONT PORCH. IT HAPPENED SATURDAY AT A HOME ON MCKEE DRIVE IN BLACKSBURG. THE HOMEOWNER SAYS THE DOORBELL RANG AND HE FOUND THE GIRL. OFFICIALS SAY THE HOSPITAL BELIEVES SHE WAS BORN AT AROUND 35 TO 36 WEEKS. SHE IS IN EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CASE, CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT 888-CRIME-SC. AMANDA: GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO FIND THE OWNER OF 41 DOGS FOUND IN A DEPLORABLE CONDITION AT A FOUNTAIN INN HOME. DOZENS OF THE DOGS ARE AT ANIMAL CARE RIGHT NOW GETTING TREATMENT. A HEARING LATER WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE DOGS COULD GO UP FOR ADOPTION. GEOFF: A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A FLORENCE AIRPORT POLICE OFFICER WILL STAY IN JAIL THROUGH HIS TRIAL. A JUDGE DENIED HIM BOND. 37-YEAR-OLD JAMES EDWARD BELL IS CHARGE WITH SHOOTING OFFICER JACKSON WINKELER DURING A TRAFFIC STOP SUNDAY. HIS NEXT COURT APPEARANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 30. AMANDA: TODAY, CLEMSON’S POLICE CHIEF RETIRES AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR IS ALSO STEPPING DOWN. THE MAYOR, J.C. COOK SAYS IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF AN INVESTIGATION. THE MAYOR TELLS US RICK COTTON , THE CD DIMINISHED -- THE CLEMSON CITY ADMINISTRATOR, WILL STEP DOWN BY THE END OF JANUARY. GEOFF: DEPUTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO PRETENDED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER AND HELD A WOMAN AT GUNPOINT. IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 22 IN WAYNESVILLE. THE WOMAN SAID THE CAR THAT PULLED HER OVER HAD STROBE LIGHTS AND TINTED WINDOWS. SHE SAID WHEN SHE REALIZED THE MAN WAS NOT DEPUTY, SHE DROVE OFF. DEPUTIES SAY IF YOU’RE BEING PULLED OVER AND ARE UNSURE IF IT’S LEGITIMATE, YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR FLASHERS AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. THAT LETS THE OFFICER KNOW YOU PLAN TO DRIVE TO A PUBLIC, WELL-LIT PLACE BEFORE PULLING OVER. AMANDA: WE ARE LEARNING THAT 2019 IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE WORST YEAR FOR MEASLES SINCE 1992. THE MAJORITY OF CASES WERE AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT VACCINATED. THE CDC REPORTED MORE CASES SIX NATIONALLY IN DECEMBER. THE U.S. TOTAL WAS 1282 CASES. 128 PEOPLE WHO HAD MEASLES IN 2019 HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED. GEOFF: THE PILOT WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH NEAR ATLANTA THIS WEEK WAS FROM TOCCOA. THE FAA SAYS 72-YEAR-OLD MILLWOOD DEKLE DIED. HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE CESSNA 172 WHEN IT CRASHED MONDAY. THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE. AMANDA: RIGHT NOW, THE ESTRANGED HUSBAND OF A CONNECTICUT MOTHER WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE LAST MAY WILL BE IN COURT TODAY. FOTIS DULOS WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN SATMFORD. -- STAMFORD. HE WAS CHARGED TUESDAY WITH MURDER. JENNIFER DULOS, A MOTHER OF FIVE, HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE MAY 24. HIS GIRLFRIEND AND A LOCAL ATTORNEY HAVE ALSO BEEN ARRESTED. GEOFF: UBER HAS A NEW FEATURE TO MAKE SURE RIDERS ARE GETTING IN THE RIGHT CAR. THE APP GIVES RIDERS AN OPTION TO GET A 4-DIGIT PIN WHEN STARTING A TRIP. THE DRIVER GETS A PIN ON THE WAY TO THE PICKUP LOCATION. ONCE THERE THE RIDER ENTERS THE PIN BEFORE GETTING INTO THE CAR. THE TRIP ONLY STARTS AFTER THAT HAPPENS. THE NEW FEATURE IS SET TO ROLL OUT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. 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25-year-old Greenville County man distributed child porn, faces 10 charges., AG says

Joshua Ryan Hart faces 10 charges, AG says

A Greenville County is accused of distributing child pornography. Joshua Ryan Hart, 25, of Taylors, was arrested Monday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced. (Video above: Wednesday morning headlines)Wilson said Hart is charged with 10 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office made the arrest. ICAC investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, part of the Indiana ICAC Task Force, assisted with the investigation. The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.

A Greenville County is accused of distributing child pornography.

Joshua Ryan Hart, 25, of Taylors, was arrested Monday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced.

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(Video above: Wednesday morning headlines)

Wilson said Hart is charged with 10 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.

Joshua Hart
Greenville County Sheriff's Office

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office made the arrest.

ICAC investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, part of the Indiana ICAC Task Force, assisted with the investigation.

The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.