Jimmy Leonard charged with solicitation of minor – $60K Bond

Detectives assigned to the Cookeville Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol served a search warrant Friday at the residence of Jimmy Leonard, 61, during an investigation related to sexual exploitation of a minor. Jimmy Leonard was investigated for soliciting a 14-year-old child living in Texas using various social media sites.

As a result of the investigation, Mr. Leonard was transported to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor by electronic means and soliciting a minor. He is being held on a $60,000 bond.

Jimmy Leonard (PCSD)
Jimmy Leonard (PCSD)

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