Charges dismissed in Dayton child porn case after man dies

Multiple child pornography-related charges have been dismissed after the defendant died.

Charges against James Eric Tucker, II, 36, were dismissed without prejudice on Wednesday, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. He was previously indicted on 40 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor.

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Tucker in Sarasota County, Florida, with the assistance of the Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force on May 23, according to a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Tucker was awaiting extradition to Ohio. It’s not clear if he was extradited prior to his death.

Dayton detectives launched an investigation after receiving information from the Internet Crimes Against Children task force that Tucker reportedly uploaded child sexual assault media to a Dropbox and Google, according to Greg Flannagan, Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman.

U.S. Marshals SOFAST is a task force comprised of the Dayton Police Department, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Springfield Police Division, Greene County Prosecutor’s Office, Miami County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, Perry Twp. Police Department, Springboro Police Department, Franklin Police Division, U.S. Secret Service, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, West Carrollton Police Department and the Xenia Police Division.

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