MT. VERNON – Bond was set at $250,000 Friday in Jefferson County Court for a 28-year-old Woodlawn man charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Douglas Farris Friday on a Jefferson County warrant charging him with eight Class X felony counts of reproduction of child pornography depicting a victim under the age of 13.
Farris was formally advised in court Friday of the charges against him and the possibility of extended sentencing if convicted. Farris informed the court he intends to hire a private attorney to represent him in the case.
A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for July 26 along with a first appearance with his retained attorney.
