NEWS RELEASE
HUNTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
815 Wheeler Ave.
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Henry Reyes Wendell Johnson
Chief of Police Public Affairs Administrator
(256) 427-7001 (256) 427-7043
Special Operations North Precinct West Precinct South Precinct
(256) 427-7157 (256) 746-4111 (256) 427-5461 (256) 213-4503
Huntsville Man Turns Himself Into Police for Pornography Charges
Huntsville, Alabama (August 15, 2007) Thirty-three-year-old Matthew William Stowe turned himself in to Huntsville Police today on two counts of Possession of Pornographic Material. Spokesman Wendell Johnson said he was released from the Madison County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Johnson said the case began a month ago when Stowe’s employer discovered that he was allegedly visiting pornography sites. The employer contacted Huntsville Police who picked up the computer as part of the investigation. Police then requested a search warrant for Stowe’s home computer where child pornography was discovered.