January 15, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man found with images of child pornography on his mobile phone has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
50 year old David Royden Drennan of Sparta Highway, Smithville is under a $150,000 bond. The arrest warrant was taken by DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Detective Stephen Barrett.
According to District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, “Investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office began to investigate a tip that Drennan was in possession of photographic and video images of children which are sexual in nature. The ICAC unit with the Cookeville Police Department also assisted in the investigation”.
“As the investigation progressed, evidence was discovered showing that Drennan had in excess of 50 images of child pornography on his mobile telephone”.