Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 4 arrested 24-year-old Jacob A. Mills of Bushnell, IL for ten counts of Possession of Child Pornography (Class 2 Felony).
On May 29, 2024, ISP conducted a residential search warrant in Bushnell, Illinois. Evidence of child pornography was gathered as a result of the investigation and search warrant. ISP agents took Mills into custody and transported him to the McDonough County Jail. The McDonough County State’s Attorney approved the above-mentioned charges against Mills. No further information will be disseminated. The Illinois State Police were assisted by the West Central Illinois Task Force and Bushnell Police Department.
The Illinois State Police provide the following resource for parents, for the public to report crimes against children, and victims to start their path towards healing and recovery. Anonymous tips of child pornography can also be reported through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) cyber tip line at www.cybertipline.com. To keep kids safe online, learn more at: https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/onlinesafe/; www.cybertipline.org; For resources for survivors of sexual abuse visit: https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/csam-resources.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
***Courtesy of the Illinois State Police***
