Local Investigation Leads to Arrest of California Man in Child Sex Crime

December 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A local investigation has led to the arrest of a California man accused of soliciting nude photos from a seven-year-old girl.

18-year-old Nathan Corona of Moreno Valley, California is charged in a grand jury sealed indictment with exploitation of a minor under age 13 and soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor. Corona was extradited from California and was to make his first court appearance for arraignment in DeKalb County Monday, December 9. He is under a $200,000 bond.

According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, the investigation of Corona began in June after local law enforcement officers learned in May that Corona, by way of social media and cell phone communication, had been in contact with the child and that he had her send him nude pictures of herself.

“It was first reported to the Smithville Police Department, and they seized the victim’s cell phone. After discovering that the victim’s home was outside the city in DeKalb County, the sheriff’s department took custody of the phone and a detective was assigned the case,” he said.

Sheriff Ray said Corona, who called himself Nate, began his communication with the child through pop up chats in an internet game app which progressed to other social media apps used for minor sexual exploitation. According to Sheriff Ray, Corona had the child send him nude pictures of herself and he in turn sent photos of his exposed private parts to her.

The victim’s phone had no cell plan. She was using it through wi-fi only.

During the investigation, which was conducted jointly by sheriff’s department detectives, the TBI Criminal Division and Internet Crimes Against Children Division, and District Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Children Services was notified, and the victim was taken to the Upper Cumberland Children’s Advocacy Center in Cookeville to be interviewed.

After Corona was identified as a suspect and that he lived in California, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in California was contacted and through their task force on internet crimes against children they obtained a search warrant of Corona’s home and found digital evidence linking him to the crime. Sheriff Ray said Corona also gave a confession.

Sheriff Ray is appealing to parents to keep a close watch on what your children are doing on their phone or through social media.

“It is very important that parents know what their children are viewing online. Even though they may not have a personal or laptop computer, most any cell phone now has the capability of Wi-Fi so anyone can access WI-FI from a phone and search for anything they desire. We ask everybody who has children or grandchildren to be cautious to make sure they are viewing age-appropriate things on the internet because children are very vulnerable. If you have any questions or need to report suspicious website activity, call the sheriff’s department and we will have the detectives look into it,” said Sheriff Ray.

December 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A man who allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed his own grandparents in April will be making a court appearance on December 19.

43-year-old John Brent Williams of Four Seasons Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault (2 counts), especially aggravated kidnapping, theft of property, and aggravated robbery. His bond totals $230,000.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on April 16, 2024 a deputy was summoned to the sheriff’s department due to a report of a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival he spoke with Williams’ grandparents who reported that the day before on April 15 Williams came to their residence at around 9 p.m. and entered a bedroom where he stole a handgun and then held his grandmother at gunpoint refusing to let her leave the home while ordering his grandfather at gunpoint to hand over the keys to their vehicle, a 2017 black Ford Escape. During the incident, Williams allegedly tried to strangle his grandmother and began dragging her by the hair. Williams later left the residence with the gun and the vehicle. The Ford Escape was valued at $11,000

Williams was later arrested on other charges in Kentucky and was only recently extradited back to DeKalb County.

December 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The Cannon County high school basketball teams completed a season sweep of the DeKalb County Tigers and Lady Tigers Monday night.

In the girls game, DC lost 38 to 30 while the Tigers were defeated 68 to 55.

The Lady Tigers held an 8 to 6 lead after the 1st period but trailed 16 to 15 at halftime. DC pulled ahead 26 to 19 by the end of the 3rd period but were outscored in the 4th period and lost 38 to 30.

Chloe VanVranken scored 9, Avery Agee 8, Allie Melton 5, Millie Barton 4 and Brooklyn Fuson and Jordyn Agee each with 2.

For the boys, the Tigers led 14 to 12 after the 1st period but found themselves behind 28 to 19 at halftime and trailed 46 to 39 after the 3rd period before losing 68 to 55 to the Lions.

Jordan Parker led the Tigers in scoring with 21 followed by Dallas Kirby with 19, Jon Hendrix 6, Porter Hancock 4, Seth Fuson 3, and Logan Duke with 2.

In the last meeting on November 29, Cannon County prevailed in both games over the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers at Woodbury

The Tigers (2-6) and the Lady Tigers (2-6) will host Warren County Friday night, December 13. The girls game will tip off at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game and WJLE will broadcast both LIVE.

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