DeSoto County Resident Arrested for Child Exploitation

Jeremy Gregg

JACKSON, Miss. (Press Release) — A DeSoto County resident has been arrested and charged with child exploitation for allegedly possessing child pornography, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today.

Jeremy Gregg, 34, of Hernando, was arrested Wednesday at his home by investigators with the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit and the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest was made through the Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Gregg was booked into the DeSoto County Detention Center and his bond set at $500,000.

If convicted, he faces up to 40 years behind bars.

As with all cases, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.