MADISON COUNTY — A Madison County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of possessing child pornography, District Attorney John K. “Bubba” Bramlett announced this week.

William Robertson, 43, entered the guilty pleas during jury selection in Madison County Circuit Court and was sentenced Monday to 80 years without the possibility of parole or early release.

The case began on Nov. 26, 2024, when Ridgeland police received a tip from the Webster County Sheriff’s Department, which had been investigating Robertson for possible child exploitation. Investigators in Webster County had been conducting an undercover chat operation in which Robertson attempted to receive explicit photos and arrange sexual contact with someone he believed was an underage

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