BY SARAH STEPHENS
ELMORE/AUTAUGA NEWS
Top Photo: Jason Wade Hudson’s mugshot from Autauga Metro Jail, courtesy of ACSO.
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, Investigators with the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, obtained and conducted a search warrant on a residence located off County Road 100. The ICAC Unit received Cyber Tips that videos/images of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) were located at the residence.
This Cyber Tip led investigators to obtain a search warrant. Upon execution of the search warrant, evidence was discovered that lead to an arrest.
Jason Wade Hudson, 44, was arrested and charged with Five (5) felony counts of Child Sexual Abuse Material and placed in the Autauga Metro Jail, with a $150,000 bond. He has since been released on bond per jail records.
Sheriff Joe Sedinger said that more charges are possible pending further Digital Forensic Evidence in this case.
“I am so proud of my people with ICAC and the work they have put into this case,” Sheriff Sedinger said. “These kind of investigations are the future. Everyone has computers and cell phones with them everywhere they go. This has been a fantastic division of my office, and I really appreciate their skills in this area.”
This investigation is still on going and we will update as possible.
