William Crites, 42, of West Springfield was taken into custody by Holyoke police and U.S. Marshals on Tuesday on a warrant charging him with possession of child pornography.
HOLYOKE - William Crites, 42, of 1583 Riverdale St., Apt. D006, West Springfield, was taken into custody by Holyoke police and U.S. Marshals Tuesday for allegedly possessing child pornography.
At about 8:47 p.m., Holyoke police and federal agents approached Crites in the parking lot of the Denny's Restaurant on Northampton Street to execute a search warrant, according to Holyoke police Lt. Manny Febo.
"We assisted with the execution of a federal search warrant of his person and his phone," Febo said. "On his phone, the officers found images of child pornography and he was arrested."
Crites was taken to the Holyoke police station for booking and on Wednesday was expected to be turned over to U.S. Marshals, who will bring him to Federal District Court in Springfield for arraignment.