IDAHO FALLS — A local man was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography after authorities found more than 6,000 images of explicit content.

Ricky Lamar Craig was charged with 15 felony counts of possessing child pornography. If Craig is found guilty, he faces a potential punishment of up to 150 years in prison.

According to the criminal complaint, two enhancements were filed. The first is for a persistent violator due to his previous felonies, which adds five years to the potential sentence. The second enhancement is a mandatory minimum enhancement for Craig’s previous conviction of felony possession of child porn, which mandates each count a minimum of 15 years and to run consecutively.

According to court documents, on April 23, a detective with the Bonneville County Sheriff’

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