October 01, 2025

La. AG Murrill's LBI Arrests Pearl River Man for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

On September 29, 2025, Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested 33-year-old Christopher Barnhill on Chris Kennedy Road in Pearl River for 16 counts of Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material Under the Age of Thirteen (Felony) and 5 counts of Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material Under the Age of Seventeen (Felony). 

LBI agents initially received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This arrest was a result of a joint investigation with General Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation Cyber Crime Unit, the State Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Covington Police Department in affiliation with the 22nd Judicial District SVU Task Force.

Barnhill was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail. Bond was set at $200,000.00

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