Wednesday, August 17th 2016, 4:51 pm EDT

By Mary Coleman, Reporter

“An Amarillo police officer faces child pornography charges after an investigation linked him to illicit images posted on a Twitter account, according to the city police department.

Earnest Tillman McDonald III was arrested Tuesday on an arrest warrant for two counts of possession of child pornography. McDonald, 39, has since been placed on administrative leave, the Amarillo Police Department said.

The officer has been employed by the APD since 2008 and was assigned to the uniform division.

Police said information was received Monday from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that the social media platform Twitter had detected images that could contain pornographic material of minors. ”

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/32781129/apd-officer-arrested-for-child-pornography?platform=hootsuite

Who would have guessed that the hero in blue had a penchant for children?

The sworn officer of the court

The man who “risks his life” every day

The man with the gun and badge and handcuffs

The man who could pull you over on a dark highway

But you don’t have to worry right?

It’s just a few bad apples

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