A man was arrested after he was accused of creating child pornography using artificial intelligence, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies identified the suspect as 39-year-old Lucius Martin.

MCSO received a report claiming that Martin had images of child sexual abuse material involving two juvenile victims stored on his cell phone.

The reportee stated that she discovered several original photos obtained from a social media application, alongside the altered versions that Martin modified using AI.

Deputies said Martin created the images on June 3.

Martin was located during a traffic stop. He refused to comply with demands to exit his vehicle and barricaded himself.

Deputies said Martin reset his cell phone to destroy the evidence.

He was eventually apprehended an

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