On December 26, 2019, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office received a cyber tip from the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office regarding a Farmington resident in possession of child pornography. A search warrant was performed at Keith Johnson’s residence by detectives with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and a cell phone containing child pornography was seized.
From the San Juan Co. Sheriff's office
Thursday, January 9, 2020
On January 2, 2020, Keith Johnson (53) of Farmington, NM was arrested on the charge of sexual exploitation of children (possession, 4th degree felony). On December 26, 2019, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office received a cyber tip from the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office regarding a Farmington resident in possession of child pornography. A search warrant was performed at Johnson’s residence by detectives with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and a cell phone containing child pornography was seized.
Johnson is currently a registered sex offender in San Juan County and has past convictions for criminal sexual contact of a minor (use of force or coercion) and two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor (child under 13).
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