A Chandler man wanted on a $100,000 bench for felony possession of pornography has made his initial appearance and a pre-preliminary hearing has been set.
Formal charges were filed Sep. 22 this year in Lincoln County District Court against James Wendell Price, III, 30. The $100,000 bench warrant was issued for his arrest the same day the charges were filed.
Court records show the warrant was returned and filed on Dec. 1 He appeared before Associate District Judge Sheila Kirk on that day and she has scheduled his hearing for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 21.
Assistant District Attorney Rachel Thompson filed supplemental information in the case showing that since 2013 Price has been convicted of eight felonies. Two of those he was convicted of in Lincoln County District Court were in March of this year.
In the pornography count, Price is accused of between March 7 and March 20 of this year, of possessing one image file of child pornography consisting of a female prepubescent child undressed on a bed.
In an affidavit filed in the case, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Rachell Savory states that on March 7, 2023 Facebook created National Center for Missing and Exploited Children a cyber tip. Facebook reported user Taylor Nichole shared child sexual abuse material with a Facebook user on around March 4, 2023.
In the affidavit it’s stated that Facebook provided user names and verified email addresses for both users.
A search warrant for the Facebook account indicated the user lived in Chandler and the account belonged to James Price, 30. Photos contained within Price’s account included: child pornography images shared from Taylor Nichole; a personal check written on March 14, 2023 to James Price III; and a conversation thread between Taylor Nichole and Price.
Within the conversation thread, Price asked Taylor Nichole to send nude images in exchange for money. Taylor Nichole sent images of an indeterminate Caucasian female.
Taylor Nichole indicated she could send a nude video of her 11-year-old cousin in the shower.