Apr 10, 2021
MADISON (WKOW) Nine more charges of possessing child pornography have been leveled against a former radio DJ.
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Matthew B. Jones, 40, of Mount Horeb, was charged in Dane County Circuit Court with nine more counts of possession of child pornography, according to online court records.
Jones hadpreviously been chargedwith one felony count, bringing the total to 10.
Staff in the Dane County District Attorney s office said that the charges had been added Wednesday.
Jones was once an on-air personality for Q106 who went by the name Jackson Jones.
Felony possession of child pornography, according to state statutes, carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
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Feb 18, 2021
MOUNT HOREB (WKOW) Mount Horeb Police arrested a Madison-area radio host on a temporary charge of possessing child pornography.
40-year-old Matthew B. Jones, who goes by the name Jackson Jones on-air, was arrested Wednesday according to Dane County Jail records.
Jones has been an on-air personality for Q106, a Dane County Sheriff s Office spokesperson said.
Q106 is a radio station that primarily programs country music.
Midwest Family, the company that owns Q106, did not immediately return a request for comment.
Mount Horeb police said in a press release sent Thursday that they were first tipped off about potential child porn possession in December 2020.