(CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A Morgan County man is facing charges after being arrested for allegedly producing and possessing child pornography at his home. The Illinois State Police began investigating forty-one-year-old Corey J. Lucas of Murrayville in March 2024. ISP reports Lucas became aware of the charges on Friday and made suicidal statements. ISP reports he was found armed with a handgun when Morgan County deputies conducted a wellbeing check. Lucas then barricaded himself in his home, and ISP SWAT officers and a crisis negotiation team worked with Lucas before eventually taking him into custody around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Lucas was transported to the Morgan County Jail and is charged with three counts of production of child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography – all class X felonies.

ISP provides resources for parents, for the public to report crimes against children, and survivors to start their path towards healing and recovery. Anonymous tips of child pornography can also be reported through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) cyber tip line at https://report.cybertip.org/. To keep kids safe online, learn more at https://www.onlinesafeonlinesmart.com/. ​ Resources for survivors of sexual abuse can be found at https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/csam-resources.