NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Newton County teenager was arrested at a U.S. military base in Oklahoma for sexually exploiting children, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Channel 2 Action News has learned Curtis was in training at the base as an Army enlistee.
The GBI said Marquavius Curtis, 18 of Newton County, was arrested by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division at Ft. Sill after an investigation into his online activity.
The investigation opened on Nov. 2, after the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit got a tip about his allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography online.
Due to the investigation, a search warrant was obtained and Curtis’ home in Newton County was searched.
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He was arrested the next day in Oklahoma, according to the GBI.
Following his arrest at Ft. Sill, Curtis was taken into custody at the Army detention facility, pending his extradition back to Georgia.
The GBI later confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that Curtis was an Amry enlisted in training at Ft. Sill.
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