A Herrin man has been arrested for possessing child pornography.
Herrin police received a report of a suspicious man around 6:30am on Thursday, May 19th. He was parked in a vehicle at a local business on S. Park Avenue.
The man was identified as 42 year old Gary Shields.
Police learned Shields was a registered sex offender currently on probation and that Shields was using a WIFI connection at the business to obtain child pornography.
Shields was arrested and taken to the Williamson County Jail.
