A 39-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for a Class X felony charge of Production of Child Pornography and multiple Class 2 felony charges of possession of child pornography. Lucas Connaway of Nelms Avenue was arrested by the Illinois Attorney General Police and Centralia Police after a search warrant was executed on his home Tuesday following a cyber tip received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Three victims have been identified so far as the investigation continues.
Several electronic items were recovered with the search warrant and the investigation is continue.
A final charging decision will be made by the Marion County State’s Attorney.
The Centralia Police Department is grateful for its continued partnership with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office along with the Marion County State’s Attorney’s Office.
