By Matt Swearengin
Durant Daily Democrat
ATOKA, Okla. — An Atoka man authorities say is an emergency medical technician who was previously arrested for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute is now accused of possessing child pornography on his cell phone.
Thirty-seven-year-old Brian Scott Coates is charged with one count of possession of child pornography.
According to a probable-cause affidavit by Calera Police Assistant Police Chief T.J. White, Coates was arrested April 11 after a traffic stop and he was subsequently charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Patrolman Cameron Ballew seized Coates’ cell phone and asked White to obtain a search warrant for it to look for evidence of it having been used for drug transactions.
After a search warrant was obtained, the contents of the phone were put on a thumb drive. and when White looked at them, he saw numerous images of naked young boys, the affidavit states. White then obtained another search warrant to search for child pornography on the phone.
According to the affidavit, White then found numerous photos of naked boys, some of whom were shown performing sexual acts on other males. Also, there were images of clothed boys that appeared to have been taken at sporting events and other activities.
There were “regular” pictures of boys and then other photos that showed zoomed-in images of the boys’ crotch areas, the affidavit states.
A search of the phone’s web history revealed that numerous pornographic sites had been visited and it appeared Coates had made multiple searches for pornographic images and videos of young boys, according to the affidavit.
Coates is the former assistant director of Atoka County EMS and taught EMS classes at Kiamichi Technology Center in Durant, according to police.
He has since bonded out of jail.
In other crimes, 47-year-old Michael Glenn Valles of Calera was sentenced to five years probation with 8 months of home confinement on a federal charge of making a false statement on the value of his cattle, the U.S. Attorney’s for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in Muskogee said.
He also was ordered to pay $53,560.28 in restitution.
The charge arose from an investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General. Valles was indicted in November 2014 and pleaded guilty in December 2014.
The indictment states that in January 2010, Valles knowingly made a false statement for the purpose of influencing the action of the United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency in connection with a security agreement in which he listed $80,739.19 in value of cattle that he had purchased in August and September 2009 when in fact, as he well knew, he had only purchased $27,178.91 worth of cattle during that time period.
The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Melody Nelson represented the United States.
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