Herrin man arrested for possessing child pornography

A Herrin man has been arrested for possessing child pornography.

Herrin police received a report of a suspicious man around 6:30am on Thursday, May 19th.  He was parked in a vehicle at a local business on S. Park Avenue.

The man was identified as 42 year old Gary Shields.

Police learned Shields was a registered sex offender currently on probation and that Shields was using a WIFI connection at the business to obtain child pornography.

Shields was arrested and taken to the Williamson County Jail. 

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