Davidson County cybertip spurs seven arrests for child sex crimes, animal abuse
A cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in March has led to several individuals being arrested months later for multiple felonies involving children, drugs and animals.
According to the Invictus Task Force, the tip led to an investigation and the execution of a search warrant on Thursday. Investigators said an initial suspect named in the investigation was Keith Brennan Adams, 22, of Lexington.
Court records from Davidson County revealed that Adams faces charges stemming from what investigators said was being in possession of graphic material involving children, exposing a 3-year-old child to marijuana and the animal abuse of two dogs and a cat.
The Invictus Task Force arrested seven people in total, including Adams, and they are being charged with the following:
Keith Brennan Adams - One count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of felony exposing a child to a controlled substance, one count of misdemeanor child abuse, two counts of felony cruelty to an animal, four counts of misdemeanor instigating of cruelty to animals and two counts of rabies vaccination violations. Adams was not authorized a bond.
Cody Phillips - Two counts of felony cruelty to an animal, four counts of misdemeanor instigating of cruelty to animals and two counts of rabies vaccination violations. Phillips was given a $2,500 secured bond.
Bobby Owens - Two counts of felony cruelty to an animal, four counts of misdemeanor instigating of cruelty to animals and two counts of rabies vaccination violations. Owens was given a $2,500 secured bond.
Teresa Graham - Two counts of felony cruelty to an animal, four counts of misdemeanor instigating of cruelty to animals and two counts of rabies vaccination violations. Graham was given a $2,500 secured bond.
David Owens - One count of felony failure to register an online identifier, two counts of felony cruelty to an animal, four counts of misdemeanor instigating of cruelty to animals and two counts of rabies vaccination violations. Owens was given a $2,500 secured bond.
Bella Azlyn Conrad - One count of felony exposing a child to a controlled substance, one count of misdemeanor child abuse, two counts of felony cruelty to an animal, four counts of misdemeanor instigating of cruelty to animals and two counts of rabies vaccination violations. Conrad was given a $5,000 bond.
April Owens - One count of felony exposing a child to a controlled substance, one count of misdemeanor child abuse, two counts of felony cruelty to an animal, four counts of misdemeanor instigating of cruelty to animals and two counts of rabies vaccination violations. Owens was given a $5,000 bond.
The Invictus Task Force asked that if you believe you or someone you know may be a victim of child exploitation or trafficking, call the national hotline for 24/7 assistance at 1-888-373-7888, or text HELP to 233733.
Man serving 225 years for child molestation denied parole
by: Ryan Mense
KRON) — A South San Francisco man who was sentenced to 225 years to life in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s young daughter had his first parole hearing on Thursday. The Board of Parole Hearings panel denied his release, finding that he “remains an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety,” according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Thomas Lee Frazier, now 65 years old, was 41 at the start of his life crimes. California’s elderly parole hearings law enables convicted individuals over the age of 50 who have served 20 years of their sentence to be considered for parole.
The initial parole hearing was conducted at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif. The victim registered for the hearing, prosecutors said, but did not participate.
Frazier was denied another parole hearing for a period of three years.
The victim was 9 years old in 2002 when Frazier started to repeatedly molest her. The sexual abuse continued for four years, according to the DA’s office.
On Feb. 17, 2007, following eight days of jury trial and two hours of deliberation, Frazier was found guilty on all 21 counts of child molestation and 15 counts of aggravated sexual assault. Judge Joseph Scott called Frazier’s actions “unspeakable” and sentenced him one month later to the maximum sentence.
Texas man accused of kidnapping Yuba City teen gets into pursuit, fiery crash off cliff, officials say
A 17-year-old Yuba City girl is safe after police said a Texas man groomed her online, traveled to California, and abducted her before leading authorities on a pursuit that ended with a fiery crash off a cliff.
The investigation began about 8:35 a.m. Sept. 27, when officers responded to the 400 block of White Rock Drive following a report that the teenager was missing, according to the Yuba City Police Department.
Police considered the girl at risk because of her age, an underlying medical condition, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
Officers learned that the teenager had been communicating with 26-year-old Cameron Childers of Texas, Yuba City police Lt. Michael Bullard said.
“They learned that the juvenile had been in communication with a 26-year-old Texas resident, and there was some suspicious communication that was going on,” Bullard said.
Investigators allege Childers communicated with the teenager through Discord for several weeks or longer. Police said he groomed the girl online before driving from Texas to Yuba City and meeting her the morning she disappeared.
“I do know that it was a matter of weeks, if not longer, that they were communicating through that app,” Bullard said.
Investigators track vehicle to Bakersfield
Detectives entered information about Childers’ vehicle into the Flock Safety license plate camera system, police said. Investigators then received information indicating that the vehicle was in the Bakersfield area.
“With the utilization of different investigative techniques like Flock cameras and some other things, they were able to track the 26-year-old Texas resident and learn that he had left Texas and came to Yuba City and was in Yuba City that morning and met up with the juvenile,” Bullard said.
Yuba City detectives alerted the Bakersfield Police Department and other law enforcement agencies in the area.
When Bakersfield officers attempted to stop the vehicle, Childers allegedly drove away, beginning a pursuit through the Kern River Canyon toward the Lake Isabella area. The teenager was inside the vehicle, police said.
California Highway Patrol officers deployed spike strips, but the vehicle continued traveling before leaving the roadway and going off a cliff, according to Yuba City police. The vehicle caught fire after the crash.
Officers reached the wreckage and pulled Childers and the teenager from the burning vehicle, police said. Both suffered minor to moderate injuries.
“Law enforcement officers were able to get down to the vehicle and rescue the victim, who was located in the vehicle safely with minor to moderate injuries,” Bullard said. “The suspect was also apprehended and safely taken into custody.”
The teenager was rescued, and Childers was arrested within a day of the initial missing-person report.
Both Childers and the teen suffered minor-to-moderate injuries, police said.
In connection with the crimes related to the missing teen, the Yuba City Police Department said it issued a $100,000 Ramey Warrant for the following charges.
- Aiding or encouraging suicide – 401 PC
- Contacting a minor with intent to commit a specified offense – 288.3 PC
- Contributing to the delinquency of a minor – 272 PC
- Rape by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear – 261(a)(1) PC
- Rape of a person prevented from resisting due to an intoxicating, anesthetic, or controlled substance – 261(a)(4) PC
- Kidnapping to commit another specified offense – 209(b)(1) PC
Childers now sits in the Kern County Jail on Yuba City police's warrant. Yuba detectives also worked with the Bakersfield Police Department and Kern County District Attorney's Office for the alleged crimes that happened in their jurisdictions.
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