PICAYUNE, Miss. (WLOX) - On Thursday, officials with the Picayune Police Department announced an arrest stemming from a child predator sting operation.

A press release put out by the department states that the arrest took place just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon at a business on Frontage Road in Picayune.

A social media team told investigators they were communicating with a man now identified as Garland Jeff Brady. The press release states that Brady met with the team, believing he was actually meeting with a minor for “sexual purposes.” Officers who responded to the location also learned he had child pornography on his phone.

Brady was arrested by officers and booked into the Pearl River County Jail on one charge of Possession of Child Pornography. His initial appearance was hel

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