RED CLOUD, Neb. (KSNB) - A former sheriff’s deputy from south central Nebraska has been convicted of possession of child pornography.

Zachary Pohlmeier, 31, changed his not guilty plea earlier this week in Adams County District Court. He pled no contest to three counts of possession of child pornography and was found guilty. Two other counts were dismissed as part of his plea deal.

Court records indicate that the Nebraska State Patrol started investigating Pohlmeier in 2024 after a cloud-based storage provider reported him to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). According to court documents, the NCMEC then reported Pohlmeier to NSP.

Court documents say investigators eventually found 36 files on Pohlmeier’s phone showing young boys and girls performing variou

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