A Gadsden man was arrested on Possession of Child Pornography, according to Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton. 35 year old John Chad Thomas Carroll, of Gadsden was arrested on June 2, 2021 on 11 counts of Possession Child Pornography.


Inv. Brandi Fuller said on June 2, 2021 Investigators with the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office and Rainbow City Detectives conducted a search warrant of a residence on Turrentine Ave in Gadsden. 


The investigation begin when Inv. Fuller received a cyber tip from ALEA’s Internet Crimes against Children’s Task Force, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 

During the search of the residence numerous electronic devices were taken for evidence of suspected child pornography. 
Carroll is being held in the Etowah County Detention Center on a $220,000 cash bond. Sheriff
Horton said that the investigation is still on going and more chares are expected.