Piedmont Man Arrested For Possession of Child Pornography

Wayne Co., Mo. (KFMO) - A Piedmont man has been arrested in connection with child pornography.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, 22-year-old Tanner D. Stevens was formally charged on February 28, 2025, with three counts of Possession of Child Pornography after an investigation conducted by the Special Victims Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.

Last month, while conducting an online child pornography investigation, the Special Victims Unit investigators identified a device associated with Stevens’ internet account which had uploaded potential child pornography. During the investigation, the video was confirmed to be child pornography.

On February 27, investigators contacted Stevens at his residence in Piedmont. A video depicting child pornography was located on an electronic device during a forensic search. Stevens was interviewed and subsequently arrested for Possession of Child Pornography. He was then transported to the Wayne County Jail. The next day, the Wayne Prosecuting Attorney formally charged Stevens with three counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

Stevens is being held in the Wayne County Jail, without bond.