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Zackery Putney, Sawyer, charged with possession of child pornography

Zackery Lee Putney, 39, Sawyer, is charged in district court in Minot with 10 counts of Class C felony possession of child pornography.

According to a press release from the Ward County Sheriff’s Department, Putney had the child porn on his laptop computer and on a tablet.

The sheriff’s office had received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that someone at Putney’s residence had uploaded the porn to the internet. The sheriff’s department, working with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, obtained a search warrant for Putney’s home and searched it on Thursday.

Putney made an initial appearance on Friday before Judge Todd Cresap, who set bond at $75,000 cash or corporate surety.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 29.

Each Class C felony charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Putney would also be required to register as a sex offender if he is convicted of any of the charges.

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