An investigation by the TBI, the Pickett County Sheriff’s Office, and the office of the 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway has resulted in the arrest of a Pall Mall man.
According to a TBI press release, in April 2023, agents received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding a cloud storage account allegedly owned by 51-year-old Wade Williams. The TBI says Williams is a convicted sex offender. A July 2023 search of his residence reportedly revealed multiple electronic devices that have more than 100 files of child sexual abuse material stored on them.
On Friday, November 22, 2024, Wade Ellis Williams was arrested and charged him with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. He was booked into the Pickett County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond.
The charges and allegations referenced in the TBI press release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.