Crime
Former Yazoo County deputy plead guilty on child pornography charges

Jonathan Purvis, a former Yazoo County sheriff’s deputy, plead guilty on two counts of producing child pornography.
Purvis was indicted in September by a federal grand jury and pled guilty in April to two of the eight indictments relating to allowing a minor to engage in sexual activity with the intent of producing visual media.
Purvis served as a deputy for four years and served as a reserve deputy until his arrest.
Purvis could face up to 30 years and a $250,000 fine for each charge and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sep. 1.
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