Dec 28, 2020
Dec 28, 2020
A registered sex offender was taken to jail after investigators were informed he had child pornography on his cell phone.
On Dec. 7, Cherokee County Sheriffâs Sgt. Ryan Robison was contacted by someone with information in regard to Donald Paden. They told Robison that Paden was looking at images of child pornography on his phone. A warrant was obtained after investigators recovered the images from Padenâs phone. Deputy Curtis Elkins pulled Paden over on Dec. 14 where he was arrested and taken to the Cherokee County Detention Center. Paden was convicted in January 2014 of soliciting sexual content/communication with a minor. He was sentenced to five years probation with time served in CCDC.