Former Pleasant Hill man returns to Pike to face child pornography charges
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JAMES B. KNIGHT
By BETH ZUMWALT
The extradition of James B. Knight from Elko, Nev., to Pike County was just one more step toward closing the case of child pornography.
The investigation began Jan. 27, 2021, when authorities were notified of Knight being in possession of child pornography. Law enforcement authorities recovered 47 images of child pornography. Knight had moved away from Pleasant Hill in the summer of 2019.
David Greenwood did not say how or where the pieces of pornography were discovered, saying he could not comment on an ongoing investigation.
The case was investigated by Zack Orr, chief deputy, who said the case continued and a warrant was issued for Knight.
July 19, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Pleasant Hill Police Department announced the arrest of James B. Knight, 57, of Elko, Nevada, on the original arrest warrant for seven counts of unlawful possession of child pornography issued in Pike County.
Knight was extradited from Nevada to Illinois and is being held on a $100,000 bond.