Sikeston man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge

The following items were released from the office of US attorney Catherine L. Hanaway.

Pleaded guilty

Name: Thomas O. Stroud, Jr

Age: 27

Residence: Sikeston, Mo

Charge: one felony count of possession of child pornography.

Summary: Stroud admitted with his plea that he rented a laptop computer from Aaron's in Sikeston and downloaded child pornography onto it. Forensic analysis of the laptop showed more than 600 image files, including more than 900 video files, on minors engaged in sexual conduct.