Anna, Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography

An Anna, Illinois man pled guilty to production of child pornography in Federal District Court in Benton, Illinois on July 7, 2011, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Rondale Lee Chapman, 45, will face a minimum 15-year sentence for production of child pornography when he is sentenced on November 3, 2011.

Following release from imprisonment, Chapman will serve a lifetime term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender. Chapman has been in custody since his arrest on March 10, 2011.

The investigation into Chapman’s illegal activities was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Crime Task Force, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Jonesboro Police Department, and the Union County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tom Leggans.

Additional Individuals Arrested as Part of Today’s Multi-Agency Probe Targeting Drug-Related Corruption

FBI Knoxville Special Agent in Charge Richard L. Lambert, TBI Director Mark Gwyn, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigative Division (IRS-CID) Supervisory Special Agent David Martin, and District Attorney General Paul Phillips announce the arrests of additional individuals on May 24, 2011, who are charged with drug-related and other criminal offenses. These arrests represent the culmination of a long-term, multi-agency, undercover investigation targeting illegal activity in Union County, Tennessee.

Throughout the day, the following individuals were arrested, without incident, as part of the ongoing investigation:

Douglas Roy Acuff, age 40, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Jeffery Brown, age 42, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Joshua David Chesney, age 26, Maynardville, Tennessee

David Eugene Cooper, age 40, New Tazewell, Tennessee

Jerry Lynn Cooper, age 35, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Brenda Corum, age 31, of Luttrell, Tennessee

Robert A.Fraker, age 40, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Misty Hatfield, age 32, of Sharps Chapel, Tennessee

Jeremy Hubbs, age 20, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Angela Cheryl Jordon, age 39, of Tazewell, Tennessee

Joseph Adam Leonard, age 27, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Judy Hubbs Najar, age 59, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Stephen Michael Shelton, age 27, of Maynardville, Tennessee

Charles Eddie Stephens, age 35, of Tazewell, Tennessee

Brian Curtis Wynn, age 29, of Maynardville, Tennessee

All arrests were made pursuant to state capiases’ issued in Tennessee’s 8th Judicial District following the grand jury’s return of a multiple count indictment charging the above named persons. This investigation was a collaborative effort between the TBI and the Knoxville offices of the FBI and IRS-CID. Troopers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, officers from the 8th Judicial Drug Task Force, and deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office assisted with today’s arrests.

Anyone with information related to this matter is encouraged to call the FBI’s toll free tip hotline at 888-678-6720.

Members of the public are reminded that an indictment constitutes only charges and that every person is presumed innocent unless or until their guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.