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FBI agents sent to arrest Caroline County judge find him dead

Judge was under investigation for sexual exploitation of a child, criminal complaint states

FBI agents sent to arrest Caroline County judge find him dead

Judge was under investigation for sexual exploitation of a child, criminal complaint states

THAT’S TOMORROW AT 8 O’CLOCK. FBI AGENTS WHORY T TO ARREST A CAROLINE COUNTY JUDGE TSHI MORNING FOUND HIM DEAD. JUDGE JONATHAN NEWELL SHOT HIMSELF TO DEATH INSIDE HIS HOME THE 11 NEWS I-TEAM OBTAINED DOCUMENTS SHOWING JUDGE NEWELL WAS UNDER INVEST. NEGATION FOR CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ACCDINGOR TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT NEWELL SET UP A CAMERA IN THE BATHROOM OF A CABIN WREHE HE STAYED WITH BOYS ONE BOY FOUND IT DOCUMENTS CLAIMED THAT NEW WILL SHOW THE CAMERA TO INVESTIGATORS WITH NO MEMORY CARD INSIDE AUTHORITIES. SAY HE SWALLOWED THE SD CARD WHICH APPEADRE ON A CT SCAN INVESTIGATORS FOUND OTHER DIGITAL DEVICES TTHA SHOWED YOGUN BOYS SHOWERING AND SOME OF
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FBI agents sent to arrest Caroline County judge find him dead

Judge was under investigation for sexual exploitation of a child, criminal complaint states

Federal agents who went to arrest Caroline County Judge Jonathan Newell found him dead at his home, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of Maryland.Federal prosecutors said FBI agents were sent Friday morning to Newell's home in Henderson to arrest him on a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Prosecutors said the agents found the 50-year-old judge dead from an apparent self-inflected gunshot wound. Maryland State Police will lead the investigation into the apparent suicide.According to court documents obtained by the 11 News I-Team, the criminal complaint stated there is probable cause to support an investigation into sexual exploitation of a child.The criminal complaint states Newell set up a camera in a bathroom of a cabin in which he stayed with minors. The criminal complaint states that one of the minors found a camera in the bathroom, but Newell denied having put it there.According to the criminal complaint, Newell showed a camera to investigators but there was no SD card inside. The next day, investigators took Newell to a hospital for a CT scan and a foreign object was found.The criminal complaint states investigators found digital devices that continued numerous videos of juvenile boys showering and that in some of the videos, Newell was seen setting up the camera in the bathroom. Seven other juveniles interviewed by authorities said Newell checked their bodies for ticks.Most of the minors said they knew Newell since they were in elementary school.The Maryland Judiciary released a statement saying it "has been informed of the sudden death of Judge Jonathan Newell, County Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Caroline County. The judiciary has no further details and is unable to provide further comment."

Federal agents who went to arrest Caroline County Judge Jonathan Newell found him dead at his home, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of Maryland.

Federal prosecutors said FBI agents were sent Friday morning to Newell's home in Henderson to arrest him on a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Prosecutors said the agents found the 50-year-old judge dead from an apparent self-inflected gunshot wound. Maryland State Police will lead the investigation into the apparent suicide.

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According to court documents obtained by the 11 News I-Team, the criminal complaint stated there is probable cause to support an investigation into sexual exploitation of a child.

The criminal complaint states Newell set up a camera in a bathroom of a cabin in which he stayed with minors. The criminal complaint states that one of the minors found a camera in the bathroom, but Newell denied having put it there.

According to the criminal complaint, Newell showed a camera to investigators but there was no SD card inside. The next day, investigators took Newell to a hospital for a CT scan and a foreign object was found.

The criminal complaint states investigators found digital devices that continued numerous videos of juvenile boys showering and that in some of the videos, Newell was seen setting up the camera in the bathroom. Seven other juveniles interviewed by authorities said Newell checked their bodies for ticks.

Most of the minors said they knew Newell since they were in elementary school.

The Maryland Judiciary released a statement saying it "has been informed of the sudden death of Judge Jonathan Newell, County Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Caroline County. The judiciary has no further details and is unable to provide further comment."