PANAMA CITY — A man was arrested and charged for possession of child pornography, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported.
James M. Watford, 67, of Panama City, was arrested on Thursday and charged with two counts of possession of the sexual performance of a child, BCSO reported. The arrest came after BCSO and Homeland Security Investigations served a search warrant at his residence, 3515 West 19th Street #4, in December 2014, according to police.
A computer was seized at the time and sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Tallahassee for forensic analysis, BCSO reported. During an interview, Watford stated he viewed and kept images of child porn, according to police. Results of the forensic analysis yielded images of child porn on the computer, BCSO said.
Watford was booked into Bay County Jail and awaits first appearance on Friday.