Warrant issued for Green in child pornography case

A felony arrest warrant has been issued for a Texas man on charges of aggravated possession of child pornography and lewd molestation.

Michael W. Green, 63, was charged June 13 in Sequoyah County District Court and the warrant was filed the same day, according to court records. Associate District Judge Kyle Waters has ordered the defendant to be held without bond.

Sequoyah County Sheriff Investigator Dwayne Frizzell reported on June 5, he received Green’s Samsung Galaxy S10e smartphone at the sheriff’s department after Green was reportedly arrested in Irving, Texas, on an arrest warrant out of Sequoyah County.

Sequoyah County Investigator Cindy Smith spoke with a detective from the Irving Police Department and requested the phone be sent to the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Department for further investigation regarding allegations of Green possessing child pornography. Frizzell then requested a search warrant for the phone based off Smith’s probable cause affidavit.

Smith reported in the affidavit that on Aug. 18, 2022, a child under the age of 12 was interviewed in reference to nude photos taken of them, allegedly by Green. The child said on more than one occasion, Green took pictures of the child with his cell phone while they were in a truck together. The child said they also observed pictures of other young children on Green’s cell phone that he claimed were from the internet.

On June 6, Frizzell received the search warrant for Green’s cell phone and contacted Sallisaw Police Detective Andrew Edwards to bring Green’s phone to him for a phone dump. Edwards completed the phone dump on June 8, according to the probable cause affidavit in the case.

Frizzell reportedly found multiple images of prepuberty nude juvenile females, and/or images of adults engaging in sexual acts with the juveniles. He also found the photos of the child in the truck that the child alleged were taken by Green. The truck was confirmed as belonging to Green, according to the affidavit.

Frizzell reported seeing over 100 photographs and videos of pre-puberty nude female juveniles on the cell phone, with some being engaged in sexual acts.

District Attorney Jack Thorp said aggravated possession of child pornography is punishable by imprisonment for not more than life, and a fine of not more than $10,000. Thorp said if found guilty, Green would also have to register as a sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act. The lewd molestation charge is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than 25 years.