Fort Payne man facing obscene material charges Roderick Ford of Fort Payne (Source: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | February 5, 2021 at 8:21 PM CST - Updated February 5 at 8:24 PM FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WAFF) - A man in Fort Payne is now facing charges after the DeKalb County Investigations Unit received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That tip led investigators to the home of 55-year-old Roderick Ford on Turner Avenue. Investigators had a search warrant and charged Ford with dissemination/display of obscene material and possession of obscene material. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, this is an ongoing investigation and more arrests are possible.